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Spinoff story
Innovative Software Tools Measure Behavioral Alertness
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
To monitor astronaut behavioral alertness in space, Johnson Space Center awarded Philadelphia-based Pulsar Informatics Inc. SBIR funding to develop software to be used onboard the International Space Station. Now used by the government and private companies, the technology has increased revenues for the firm by an average of 75 percent every year.