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The Canadian wearable technology company Carré Technologies, also known as Hexoskin, recently announced a partnership with the Canadian Space Agency.
Hexoskin and the CSA reached a $2.4 million agreement that will see astronaut David Saint-Jacques wear their Astroskin smart monitoring shirt aboard the International Space Station. The technology will be used to remotely track Saint-Jacques's vitals and overall health in real time during his upcoming six-month stay on the ISS in 2018.