When 911 is Millions of Miles Away: PSU Researcher Builds AI Guardian for Mars Missions
January 27, 2026
January 27, 2026
PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 27 -- Portland State University issued the following news release:
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When 911 is millions of miles away: PSU researcher builds AI guardian for Mars missions
By Katy Swordfisk
Forty minutes. That's how long it takes for a distress signal to travel from Mars to Earth and for a reply to return to the crew. In a medical emergency, that silence is an eternity.
Because astronauts on deep-space missions can . . .
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When 911 is millions of miles away: PSU researcher builds AI guardian for Mars missions
By Katy Swordfisk
Forty minutes. That's how long it takes for a distress signal to travel from Mars to Earth and for a reply to return to the crew. In a medical emergency, that silence is an eternity.
Because astronauts on deep-space missions can . . .