The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is calling on everyone to #JoinTheMission and participate in the Kibo Asian Try Zero-G 2022!

Interested students (below 18 years old for Category 1), young scientists, engineers, and researchers (below 27 years old for Category 2) are invited to submit a proposal for a new or novel experiment that can be carried out by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronauts in the Kibo module of the International Space Station (ISS). For each category, PhilSA will select up to three (3) proposals that will be sent to JAXA who will choose the best proposal/s among participating Kibo-ABC member countries/regions.

Create your proposals using this form and submit them through this link.

The deadline for submissions is extended until 23 May 2022.

For more information, check out JAXA’s information page here.

The Kibo-ABC program or Asian Beneficial Collaboration through Kibo Utilization was established by the Space Frontier Working Group (SFWG) of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) to promote the utilization and share the value of the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo”, enhance the capacity of participating organizations, and foster collaborative projects between Japan and Kibo-ABC member countries.

Asian Try Zero-G is one of the activities of the Kibo-ABC program that aims to expand the use of the Kibo module on the International Space Station (ISS) by conducting selected experiments from the Asia Pacific region.

Through its Kibo-ABC member organizations, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) invites the youth to participate in this activity.

For questions and clarifications, please contact ismdd@philsa.gov.ph with the subject ‘[Asian Try Zero G]: Inquiry’.