Mission: Design Microgravity Experiments
What is Asian Try Zero-G (ATZG)?
Asian Try Zero-G is a competition created by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that invites youths and young scientists/engineers from the Asia-Pacific region to design and submit proposals for simple microgravity experiments which are novel and creative. Selected proposals will be performed by JAXA astronauts onboard the Japanese Experiment Module “KIBO” on the International Space Station. The demonstration of the space experiments will be broadcasted live and transmitted to JAXA’s ground station at Tsukuba Space Center, Japan. Since 2011, over 150 proposals have been submitted from countries e.g. Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Bangladesh, Australia.
Requirements
Category 1
- Singaporean student 18 years old and below
- Students can sign up individually or as a team
- Time required to complete the experiment should be less than 10 minutes
- Experiment needs to be done with no tools or with items scheduled to be available onboard ISS e.g. simple office supplies, tools, designated items (TBC)
- Student(s) can choose to look for a teacher to serve as mentor
Category 2
- Singaporean scientist/engineer up to 27 years old
- Time required to complete the experiment should be less than 10 minutes
- Experiment needs to be done with no tools or with items scheduled to be available onboard ISS e.g. simple office supplies, tools, designated items (TBC)
Schedule of ATZG 2023
May 22
Proposal Deadline (First Round of Selection)
Jun 22
Final Selection
Dec 22 - Jan 23
On-orbit experiment
Mar 23
Results reporting and award ceremony
Deliverables of ATZG 2023
- Hypothesis
- Schematic Model
- Mathematical & Theoretical Assumptions (Only Category 2)
- Verification Method
- Detailed procedure and estimated crew time require for experiment
- Tools required
- Research paper summarizing experiment and results (Only Category 2, optional)
Past Proposals from Singapore
Year: 2017
Project Name: AIRCRAFT STABILITY
Project by Nanyang Polytechnic and Naval Base Secondary School
Project Description: To test the effect of ‘teardrop’ wings, and the effect of changing the neutral point of the aircraft.
Year: 2017
Project Name: GYROSCROPE AND TIPPE TOP
Project by NUS High School
Project Description: To observe the reaction of the gyroscope when pressing it in one direction, while altering the center of gravity with an additional weight, and to also observe the movement of the Tippe Top.
Year: 2017
Project Name: PAPER BOOMERANG
Project by NUS High School
Project Description: To observe the trajectories of boomerangs in zero-G.
Year: 2017
Project Name: THE FLYING PAPER PLANE
Project by Hillgrove Secondary School
Project Description: Throwing paper planes with some variations of aileron, rudder, in ISS/Kibo to observe how they fly in the absence of gravity.
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How to register for ATZG 2023?
Please contact Gillian (gillian.chin@spacefaculty.asia) to register! We will get back to you shortly.