Samsung announced on the 18th that the Galaxy Watch 5 participated in SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn space project, which launched on the 10th of this month and safely returned on the 15th (local time).
The Galaxy Watch 5 was used to monitor astronauts’ body composition in a microgravity environment as part of research conducted during their stay in space.
The health research conducted on Polaris Dawn was carried out in collaboration with TRISH, a research institute under Baylor College of Medicine, which is a health-related research partner of NASA, and SpaceX, the spacecraft manufacturer.
In this study, the Galaxy Watch monitored astronauts’ physiological responses and health conditions in the unique space environment, focusing particularly on finding ways to prevent muscle loss. Astronauts wore the Galaxy Watch 5, equipped with advanced bioactive sensors, to conduct experiments.
The body composition monitoring feature of the Galaxy Watch analyzes various information such as skeletal muscle mass, basal metabolic rate, body water content, and body fat percentage, helping to understand individual physical conditions.
The Galaxy Watch 5 successfully passed over a year of pre-testing before being loaded onto the spacecraft. NASA is known for conducting rigorous long-term tests on all equipment to be loaded onto spacecraft for safety reasons.
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