Medical Consumables Tracking
Inside this test locker, antennas designed to pick up the Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tags attached to all the medicine containers inside these medical bags allowed NASA to track the usage of medicines by crewmembers in space.
The Challenge
There is a lack of efficient medical consumable inventory tracking that can provide data on overall usage and integrates security with the space vehicle inventory management system.
The Progress
The medical consumables tracking (MCT) system was launched to the international space station (ISS) as a technology demonstration. NASA Glenn Research Center partnered with ZIN Technologies, Inc., located in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, to develop this technology.
