{"id":2016,"date":"2026-06-08T06:27:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/?page_id=2016"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:01:21","slug":"atzg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/what-we-offer\/for-students-educators\/atzg\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Try Zero-G"},"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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Selected experiments are performed by JAXA astronauts aboard the KIBO module on the International Space Station.\r\n\r\nSince 2011, over 150 proposals have been submitted from countries e.g. Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Bangladesh, Australia.\u200b<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"highlight-box\">\r\n    <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Proposal Requirements<\/h3>\r\n\r\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\">1. Simple physics experiments, that can be visible to confirm physical phenomena.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\">2. Time required to complete the experiment should be less than 10 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\">3. Experiment needs to be done with no tools or with items scheduled to be available onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Please refer to the full list of available items onboard the ISS <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Attachment-2_Available-Items-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\">For more information, please refer to the documents below:<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"kibo-button-wrapper\" style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 15px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guidlines.pdf\"\r\n           class=\"kibo-btn\"\r\n           target=\"_blank\">ATZG 2025 Guidelines<\/a>\r\n\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Attachment-3_Proposal-Form.docx\"\r\n           class=\"kibo-btn\"\r\n           target=\"_blank\">ATZG 2025 Proposal Form<\/a>\r\n\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Attachment-2_Available-Items.pdf\"\r\n           class=\"kibo-btn\"\r\n           target=\"_blank\">ATZG 2025 Available Items<\/a>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Can\u2019t join ATZG but eager to be part of other exciting space experiment activities? Explore more opportunities below:<\/p>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.verzinc.com\/space-faculty\/what-we-offer\/for-students-educators\/kiboabc\/\"\r\n           class=\"kibo-btn\"\r\n           target=\"_blank\">KIBO-ABC<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n   <h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 60px;\">Schedule of ATZG 2025<\/h2>\r\n    <div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">November 24: Open Call for Proposals<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">January 19: Proposal Deadline (First Round of Selection)<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">February to March: Final Selection<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">December 25 to February 26: On-orbit experiment<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">March 26: Results reporting and award ceremony (TBC)<\/p> \r\n<br><p style=\"text-align: center;\">*Schedule is subjected to change.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <hr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #eee; margin: 40px 0;\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 60px;\">Past Proposals from Singapore<\/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 IN MICROGRAVITY <\/b><br>\r\n                <i style=\"font-size:0.9em; color:#777\">Explores how a Magnus glider\u2019s looping motion differs in microgravity compared to normal gravity, testing the hypothesis that lower initial conditions are required for looping in space.<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hbqt1PTvbAQ?si=iG56xMoW6g1_g3E6\" 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\">Investigates whether blowing air across the top of a vertically placed straw will siphon water from a spherical droplet, utilizing Bernoulli\u2019s principle to understand the resulting pressure differentials and motion of water in microgravity.<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hbqt1PTvbAQ?si=hVXpVbv1G1N43myn\" 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\">Explores the chaotic behavior of a double pendulum in microgravity, hypothesizing that initial push variations and force application points will significantly influence its motion dynamics.<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uxlw__OqB6Q?si=8Nnl73Jrk_zzd3tW\" 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>AIRCRAFT STABILITY<\/b><br>\r\n                <i style=\"font-size:0.9em; color:#777\">To test the effect of \u2018teardrop\u2019 wings, and the effect of changing the neutral point of the aircraft.<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1aKxotnoCeo?si=DRagn4qWVE3os7mH\" 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>GYROSCROPE AND TIPPE TOP<\/b><br>\r\n                <i style=\"font-size:0.9em; color:#777\">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.<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QDZuKAa9m_4?si=MjMKQNsHzneNoQfP\" 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>PAPER BOOMERANG<\/b><br>\r\n                <i style=\"font-size:0.9em; color:#777\">To observe the trajectories of boomerangs in zero-G.<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tWw42z9Ui1o?si=U3pYfRvLDYFtOOJD\" 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\">Throwing paper planes with some variations of aileron, rudder, in ISS\/Kibo to observe how they fly in the absence of gravity.<\/i>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bdjdIeUN-YA?si=f6I_s1Yd3eKPUxCI\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#cc0000; 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