{"id":1645,"date":"2026-05-06T06:03:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/?page_id=1645"},"modified":"2026-06-08T06:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:31:44","slug":"kiboabc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/what-we-offer\/for-students-educators\/kiboabc\/","title":{"rendered":"KIBO-ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n    \/* 1. Global Container & Standard Typography *\/\r\n    .kibo-container {\r\n        line-height: 1.6;\r\n        color: #333;\r\n        max-width: 1000px;\r\n        margin: 0 auto;\r\n        font-family: 'Ubuntu', Arial, sans-serif;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .kibo-container h2, .kibo-container h3 {\r\n        color: #3a4a5b !important;\r\n        text-transform: uppercase;\r\n        letter-spacing: 0.5px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    \/* 2. 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UNIFORM LOGO CONTAINERS - One Line Display *\/\r\n    .logo-section-title {\r\n        text-align: center;\r\n        font-size: 20px;\r\n        letter-spacing: 2px;\r\n        font-weight: bold;\r\n        margin: 60px 0 25px;\r\n        color: #3a4a5b\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .organizer-row {\r\n        display: flex;\r\n        justify-content: center;\r\n        align-items: center;\r\n        gap: 50px;\r\n        margin-bottom: 50px;\r\n        flex-wrap: nowrap; \/* Forces logos on one line *\/\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .logo-box {\r\n        width: 220px;  \/* Standard Box Width *\/\r\n        height: 110px; \/* Standard Box Height *\/\r\n        display: flex;\r\n        justify-content: center;\r\n        align-items: center;\r\n        flex-shrink: 0;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .logo-box img {\r\n        max-width: 100%;\r\n        max-height: 100%;\r\n        width: auto !important;\r\n        height: auto !important;\r\n        object-fit: contain;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .highlight-box {\r\n        background: #f8fafc;\r\n        padding: 40px;\r\n        border-radius: 20px;\r\n        border-left: 8px solid #3a4a5b;\r\n        margin: 40px 0;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    @media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n        .organizer-row { gap: 15px; flex-wrap: wrap; }\r\n        .logo-box { width: 140px; height: 70px; }\r\n    }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"kibo-container\">\r\n    <div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ST_20180326_WSSPACE26205E_3859644-1200x600-1-768x384-1.jpg\" class=\"program-media img\" alt=\"KIBO-ABC\" style=\"width:100%;\" \/>\r\n        <p>KIBO-ABC is a collaborative programme aimed at promoting the utilization of the Japanese Experiment Module \u201cKIBO\u201d on the International Space Station in the Asia-Pacific region and to share and build on the outcomes of KIBO utilization.<\/p> <p>A long-time member of the KIBO-ABC initiative, Space Faculty serves as Singapore\u2019s 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).<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <hr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #eee; margin: 40px 0;\" \/>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"program-grid\" id=\"RPC\">\r\n        <div class=\"program-content\">\r\n            <h3>KIBO ROBOT PROGRAMMING CHALLENGE (RPC)<\/h3>\r\n            <p>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.<\/p>\r\n            <div class=\"kibo-button-wrapper\">\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/what-we-offer\/for-students-educators\/kibo-rpc\/\" class=\"kibo-btn\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"program-media\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kino_rpc_space_faculty_astronaut.jpg\" alt=\"Astrobee Robots\" \/>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"highlight-box\">\r\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd Place (2023): Team SST1<\/h3>\r\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">School of Science and Technology, Singapore. Watch their performance below during the KIBO-RPC 2023 final.<\/p>\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"video-secure-container\">\r\n            <iframe \r\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DBKVAojl0GQ\" \r\n                data-no-lazy=\"1\" \r\n                loading=\"eager\" \r\n                frameborder=\"0\" \r\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" \r\n                allowfullscreen>\r\n            <\/iframe>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"kibo-button-wrapper\" style=\"justify-content: center;\">\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DBKVAojl0GQ\" class=\"kibo-btn\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <hr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #eee; margin: 40px 0;\" \/>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"program-grid\" id=\"ATZG\">\r\n        <div class=\"program-media\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ATZG2023.png\" alt=\"Asian Try Zero-G\" \/>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"program-content\">\r\n            <h3>ASIAN TRY ZERO-G<\/h3>\r\n            <p>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.<\/p>\r\n            <div class=\"kibo-button-wrapper\">\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/what-we-offer\/for-students-educators\/atzg\/\" class=\"kibo-btn\">Send Your Experiments To Space<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 60px;\">Past Winning Proposals<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"proposals-grid\">\r\n        <div class=\"proposal-card\">\r\n            <div>\r\n                <b style=\"color:#ffd900\">2023<\/b><br>\r\n                <b>Magnus Glider Looping Phase<\/b><br>\r\n                <i style=\"font-size:0.9em; color:#777\">NUS High School<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hbqt1PTvbAQ&#038;t=230s\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#cc0000; font-weight:700; margin-top:15px; text-decoration:none;\">\u25b6 Watch Presentation<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"proposal-card\">\r\n            <div>\r\n                <b style=\"color:#ffd900\">2023<\/b><br>\r\n                <b>Zero-G Siphon<\/b><br>\r\n                <i style=\"font-size:0.9em; color:#777\">Catholic High School<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hbqt1PTvbAQ&#038;t=230s\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#cc0000; font-weight:700; margin-top:15px; text-decoration:none;\">\u25b6 Watch Presentation<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"proposal-card\">\r\n            <div>\r\n                <b style=\"color:#ffd900\">2022<\/b><br>\r\n                <b>Double Pendulum<\/b><br>\r\n                <i style=\"font-size:0.9em; color:#777\">NUS High School<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uxlw__OqB6Q\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#cc0000; font-weight:700; margin-top:15px; text-decoration:none;\">\u25b6 Watch Presentation<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"proposal-card\">\r\n            <div>\r\n                <b style=\"color:#ffd900\">2022<\/b><br>\r\n                <b>Aircraft Stability<\/b><br>\r\n                <i style=\"font-size:0.9em; color:#777\">Singapore Polytechnic<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1aKxotnoCeo\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#cc0000; font-weight:700; margin-top:15px; text-decoration:none;\">\u25b6 Watch Presentation<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"proposal-card\">\r\n            <div>\r\n                <b style=\"color:#ffd900\">2019<\/b><br>\r\n                <b>Gyroscope and Tippe Top<\/b><br>\r\n                <i style=\"font-size:0.9em; color:#777\">National University of Singapore (NUS)<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QDZuKAa9m_4\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#cc0000; font-weight:700; margin-top:15px; text-decoration:none;\">\u25b6 Watch Presentation<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"proposal-card\">\r\n            <div>\r\n                <b style=\"color:#ffd900\">2018<\/b><br>\r\n                <b>Paper Boomerang<\/b><br>\r\n                <i style=\"font-size:0.9em; color:#777\">River Valley High School<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tWw42z9Ui1o\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#cc0000; font-weight:700; margin-top:15px; text-decoration:none;\">\u25b6 Watch Presentation<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"proposal-card\">\r\n            <div>\r\n                <b style=\"color:#ffd900\">2017<\/b><br>\r\n                <b>The Flying Paper Plane<\/b><br>\r\n                <i style=\"font-size:0.9em; color:#777\">Hillgrove Secondary School<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bdjdIeUN-YA\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#cc0000; font-weight:700; margin-top:15px; text-decoration:none;\">\u25b6 Watch Presentation<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <hr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #eee; margin: 40px 0;\" \/>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"program-grid\" id=\"RPC\">\r\n        <div class=\"program-content\">\r\n            <h3>ASIAN HERB IN SPACE (AHiS) (RPC)<\/h3>\r\n            <p>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.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"program-media\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pic05.jpg\" alt=\"Astrobee Robots\" \/>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"logo-section-title\">ORGANISED BY<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"organizer-row\">\r\n        <div class=\"logo-box\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jaxa-logo-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"JAXA\" \/>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"logo-box\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kibo-bc_logo-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"KIBO-ABC\" \/>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"logo-section-title\">IN PARTNERSHIP WITH<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"organizer-row\">\r\n        <div class=\"logo-box\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MainLogo-1024x342-1.png\" alt=\"Space Faculty\" \/>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"logo-box\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ostin.png\" alt=\"OSTIn\" \/>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KIBO-ABC is a collaborative programme aimed at promoting the utilization of the Japanese Experiment Module \u201cKIBO\u201d on the International Space Station in the Asia-Pacific region and to share and build on the outcomes of KIBO utilization. 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