“…The device may contain a unique ID number that can be linked to information contained in any external database, such as personal identification, law enforcement, medical history, physical performance, medication and compliance with useage, allergies, and contact information. Although to date, human micro-chipping in the United States has low adoption due to concerns regarding data protection and use of knowledge, health risks, ease of use, negative social impact technical advances, human enhancement, regulations, and affordability which has prompted proposals to explore and modify where needed the technology acceptance model in the public sector [103]. However, this is a rapidly growing field and a detailed discussion is beyond the scope of this paper, however, it is conceivable, plausible and realistic to imagine a future in which space colonists are not only able to self-monitor their health, but monitor the health of their team members which would in turn be monitored by mission planners, allowing for corrective measures, for example, reduction in working hours to be implemented.…”