Aexa Aerospace® and SpacePort Australia® Work together to create the world’s first deductive medical AI

Aexa Aerospace®, a leader in AI and holographic technology based in Houston, Texas, and SpacePort Australia® (SPA), an independent research organization located in Moree, Northern New South Wales, Australia, have formalized a joint venture called The Hamilton Project®.

This strategic partnership will complete the training and refinement of a deductive medical AI model designed to assist, support, and treat spacecraft and station crews.

Dr. Gabrielle Caswell stated, “There is an evolving role for medical support for recreational space travelers, space tourists, the maintenance of crew health on Exploration Class Space Missions (ECSM), and future extraterrestrial colonies.”

Dr. Fernando De La Peña Llaca®, founder and CEO of Aexa Aerospace®, has created holographic medical devices that allow doctors to examine patients remotely. These technologies have been trialed on the International Space Station (ISS). This collaboration expands that technology by bringing together Aexa Aerospace’s advanced AI and holographic capabilities with SPA’s practical medical knowledge and clinical experience.

The isolation and limited-resource scenarios often encountered in Australia’s remote townships and outback provide a strong parallel to the clinical challenges expected in space. To prepare doctors for these conditions, Australia has developed unique rural and remote medical training programs that are highly relevant to space medicine. Dr. Caswell’s remote experience contributes more than 20 years of remote, isolated, and rural medical expertise across land and water environments.

Explaining the difference in training, Dr. Caswell advised, “Rural general practitioners, or family physicians, in Australia practice ‘pre-cradle to grave’ medicine, including areas considered subspecialties in most Western countries, such as OB/GYN, pediatrics, trauma management, anesthetics, general surgery, mental health, and geriatrics.”

She continued, “This broad clinical skill set encompasses all stages and phases of human life. Importantly, practitioners are also trained in the management of severe trauma. It is anticipated that doctors and medical staff will become embedded into missions, and all these skills will be required over time to create successful space economic zones.”

The Hamilton Project® is named after NASA luminary and operational flight surgeon Dr. Douglas Hamilton, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering. Dr. Hamilton has completed 50 missions and continues to practice as an internist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He maintains his engineering skills and is the only person known to have certified on all launch consoles at NASA at the time. Dr. Hamilton contributes immense operational space medicine experience, history, and mission knowledge to the project.

Recognizing that space sciences are becoming intergenerational projects, Dr. Mina Arsanious from the United Kingdom and Dr. Mark Biernacki from Canada have been recruited as project managers. They will become familiar with The Hamilton Project® while helping manage international clinical contributions.

Dr. Caswell said, “Remote space medicine, due to the tyranny of distance, will require knowledge of pharmaceuticals, botanicals, and perhaps novel alternatives to Western medicine for the treatment of different conditions. The space environment is so radically different from Earth that we are attempting to provide creative clinical flexibility for physicians, as we do not truly know what may eventuate.”

Dr. Caswell also reflected that common human medical issues, including respiratory infections, ingrown toenails, and other routine complaints, will also be experienced in space, along with the additional insults of radiation and microgravity.

SPA has completed extensive mathematical modeling and clinical research concerning the human microbiome and the effects of space travel.

Dr. Caswell continued, “There will be changes to the microbiome and nutrition, creating downstream physiological impacts on general fitness, which of course contributes to a group’s social stability and psychological wellness.”

Dr. Fernando De La Peña Llaca® said, “The Hamilton Project® is a sophisticated AI model that integrates academic and clinical knowledge in a unique way. It is paving the way for a future autonomous attending.”

He continued, “The concept of creating the Star Trek doctor has excited our entire team, as we consider the present technology, the possibilities, and the potentialities.”

About Aexa Aerospace®

Aexa Aerospace® is a Houston-based aerospace, AI, and holographic technology company known for pioneering advanced remote presence and immersive communication systems. Aexa Aerospace® has developed holographic medical and operational support technologies that have been demonstrated in space, including applications connected to the International Space Station.

Learn more: https://aexa.com/

About SpacePort Australia®

SpacePort Australia® is an independent research organization located in Moree, Northern New South Wales, Australia. The organization focuses on space medicine, remote medicine, and research supporting future space exploration and extraterrestrial operations.

Learn more: https://www.spaceportaustralia.com.au/

About The Hamilton Project®

The Hamilton Project® is a joint venture focused on developing a deductive medical AI model designed to support space exploration, spacecraft crews, space stations, and future extraterrestrial colonies.

Learn more: https://www.thehamiltonproject.space/

Media Contact

Dr. Fernando De La Peña Llaca®
Aexa Aerospace®
www.aexa.com

Dr. Gabrielle M. Caswell
SpacePort Australia®
contact@spaceportaustralia.com.au