Inspiration
Astronauts on long missions, especially on the ISS, tend to face isolation and loneliness. We wanted to create a tool that could help improve their mental health.
What it does
Our software analyzes astronauts' journal entries for positive and negative sentiments and generates a sentiment score. The results are then sent to certified therapists and/or researchers to best address their emotional needs throughout the space journey. Lastly, the sentiments would be logged and analyzed by researchers to better prepare for obstacles in future space missions.
How we built it
We created a web app using react, a backend API using flask, and a sentiment analysis program using Google Cloud's Natural Language API.
Challenges we ran into
The backend server was difficult to implement and connect to the frontend.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We're proud that we were able to finish a high-fidelity prototype of an ambitious project in 24 hours!
What we learned
We learned react, flask, bash, frontend development
What's next for Astrotherapy
Instead of directly showing sentiment scores when an astronaut submits, we would want to show a success message and send the scores to a therapist for analysis.
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