KIBO-ABC
KIBO-ABC is a collaborative programme aimed at promoting the utilization of the Japanese Experiment Module “KIBO” on the International Space Station in the Asia-Pacific region and to share and build on the outcomes of KIBO utilization.
A long-time member of the KIBO-ABC initiative, Space Faculty serves as Singapore’s Point of Contact and local coordinator for all KIBO-ABC programmes. This includes the KIBO Robot Programming Challenge (KIBO-RPC), Asian Try Zero-G Experiments (ATZG) and Asian Herb in Space Programme (AHiS).
KIBO ROBOT PROGRAMMING CHALLENGE (RPC)
Challenges students to program free-flying Astrobee robots aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to complete various tasks, simulating the real-world challenges faced by astronauts.
2nd Place (2023): Team SST1
School of Science and Technology, Singapore. Watch their performance below during the KIBO-RPC 2023 final.
ASIAN TRY ZERO-G
Created by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Asian Try Zero-G invites youths and young scientists from the Asia-Pacific to submit creative microgravity experiment proposals. Selected experiments are performed by JAXA astronauts aboard the KIBO module on the International Space Station.
Past Winning Proposals
Magnus Glider Looping Phase
NUS High School
Zero-G Siphon
Catholic High School
Double Pendulum
NUS High School
Aircraft Stability
Singapore Polytechnic
Gyroscope and Tippe Top
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Paper Boomerang
River Valley High School
The Flying Paper Plane
Hillgrove Secondary School
ASIAN HERB IN SPACE (AHiS) (RPC)
A space education programme created by JAXA that offers students and young researchers in the Asia-Pacific a chance to explore space biology experiments and microgravity. Participating students will get the exciting opportunity to be grow herbs on behalf of the astronauts on the International Space Station while researchers stand a chance to get exclusive access to space-flown herb seeds for research.
