When NASA launches its next stage in lunar exploration next year , its crew will be literally beside themselves as they swing around the Moon .

On board the Artemis II mission will be several experiments on human health, one featuring tissue samples collected from the astronauts and placed on small chips destined to be exposed to the same hazards of space travel that the astronauts face.

If this test run works as hoped, eventually these astronauts-on-chips could be sent out on scouting missions to assess health risks before live humans make the journey.

Known as the AVATAR project , its results could have a significant impact on how we treat not only humans venturing through the final frontier, but also those of us requiring medical attention here on Earth's surface.

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