If humans are going to successfully live off the planet Earth, we are not only going to need health care, but a place to get that care. Whether we set up living quarters on another planet tomorrow or 30 years from now, it’s time to put some serious thought into maintaining our health in unearthly conditions. For many years, people around the world have been thinking about how to sustain our health. The happenings in Australia is just one example. How are people thinking about space health in your country? Here’s your opportunity to be a part of that planning by sharing your thoughts on what should be in a space hospital.
Greetings from Australia!
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You may be eligible to participate in the challenge. It’s worth asking. But just because you are not in college doesn’t mean your ideas aren’t worthy. Tell us your ideas about what should be in a space hospital.
Quotable Quotes
“I carried a dream… I was able to turn that dream into a realistic ambition which ultimately took me to space.” – Andrew Thomas
The Australian Space Architecture Challenge (ASAC) sets out on its third year of competition and invites college students, graduates and professionals from architecture, engineering, medicine, design and allied fields to solve the real problems of living and building beyond Earth. The 2026 theme is Care Without Borders and challenges “interdisciplinary teams to design the Australian Lunar Micro Hospital – an independent medical sanctuary offering intensive care to every spacefarer, regardless of nationality or affiliation,” and explores on-Earth solutions from “remote and Indigenous health to disaster relief and mental wellbeing.” ASAC Care Without Borders is featured at this year’s CCBN Space Expo because it’s a great example of the Colorado Council of Black Nurses Inc’s vision of optimal health as a “basic human right locally, nationally, globally, and interstellarly!” and our space mantra of Space for All. Click the pic for more info or go to: https://adelaide.edu.au/about/events/2026/australian-space-architecture-challenge/
Astronaut
Andy Thomas
Andrew Sydney Withiel Thomas was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and gained his US citizenship in 1986 before working within the NASA astronaut program from 1992-2005. He is recognized as the first Australia-born professional astronaut to enter orbit.
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NASA Astronaut
Andrew “Andy” Thomas
