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2024.11.08
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A chance to have your experiment conducted in space! Call for Proposals of ISS Experimental Themes for Asian Try Zero-G 2025
2024.11.07
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Int-Ball2 and Astrobee make their first joint appearance! The Final Run of the 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge was conducted on the ISS!
2024.09.27
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Comments from the 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge finalists expressing their enthusiasm for the Final Round!
2024.09.26
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The 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge Preliminary Round was held in each participating country/region!
2024.08.22
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Asian Try Zero-G 2023 Wrap-Up Session was held!
2024.07.01
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The 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge Team Applications Results
2024.05.13
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Asian Herb in Space: Spaceflight seeds were handed over to the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA)!
2024.05.09
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The Application deadline for the 5th Kibo-RPC is extended!
2024.03.22
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Conducting in-orbit experiments for Asian Try Zero-G 2023!
2024.03.22
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The ground event was held together with the Asian Try Zero G 2023 in-orbit experiment!

To provide a variety of benefits for the Asia-Pacific region by the “Kibo” utilization.

The Kibo Utilization Office for Asia (KUOA) was established in July 2010 to promote the utilization of the space environment of the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo" on the International Space Station (ISS) in the Asia-Pacific region, and to share the various values of Kibo.

Since 2005, JAXA has been promoting a variety of cooperative activities in the field of space environment utilization with organizations in the Asia-Pacific region at the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF).

The ISS program provides opportunities for undertaking exciting challenges in the spirit of international cooperation. From science and technology in space to education, it covers a wide range of fields that create rich rewards for humanity. JAXA is working on various initiatives to share the benefits of Kibo with its partners in the Asia-Pacific region.

Space Environment Utilization Working Group of the 26th APRSAF was held in 2019.

Kibo-ABC: An initiative to promote the utilization of Kibo in the Asia-Pacific region

Earth and Kibo photographed during extravehicular activity ©JAXA/NASA

Asian Beneficial Collaboration through "Kibo" Utilization (Kibo-ABC) is an initiative established by APRSAF to promote the utilization of Kibo in the Asia-Pacific region and to share its value.

KUOA is the secretariat of Kibo-ABC, and the participating members are organizations in the Asia-Pacific region that have signed the Kibo-ABC Terms of Reference (TOR).

Kibo-ABC aims to accumulate experience and improve capabilities in planning and executing various multinational programs related to the utilization of Kibo; to spread awareness and disseminate information to researchers, engineers, and young people who aim to conduct space experiments; and to create bilateral cooperative projects with Japan.

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Programs

Space Seeds for Asian Future (SSAF)

This is a program for small-scale plant experiments on Kibo to promote understanding of research on utilizing space environments, and to provide people with experience in utilizing Kibo.

Asian Try Zero-G

This is a program in which young people from each country are invited to submit ideas for experiments, and astronauts on Kibo conduct simple physics experiments on themes selected by each country.

Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC)

This is an educational programming competition in which participants create programs to operate space robots on Kibo and solve assigned problems.

Asian Students' Parabolic Experiment Contest (ASPEC) (archive website)

Young researchers and engineers in Asian countries were invited to test their ideas regarding flight experiments by using the parabolic flight.

Workshops and seminars

We have held international workshops and seminars in the Asia-Pacific region in order to discover potential space experiments to be conducted in Kibo.

Video Collections

Messages from Kibo-ABC member

Messages from space agency representatives in the Asia region regarding the utilization of Kibo are posted here.

National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN)

Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA)

Movies of the Kibo utilization activities in the Asia-Pacific region

ISS "Kibo" utilization activities in the Asia-Pacific region (2023)

ISS "Kibo" utilization activities in the Asia-Pacific region (2022)

Kibo Utilization Activities (2021)

7 things we have achieved in a year (2020)

Kibo utilization - A new story for Asia-Pacific (2019)

UAE-Japan Camera Robot Education Project on Kibo in 2019

Asian Try Zero-G 2018

Other movies of the activities

Reference materials for researchers

J-SSOD ICD/The Interface Control Document for Small Satellite Deployment [2.7MB]PDF
Drop Shaft and Aircraft Experiment Guidebook [2.5MB]PDF
A Half-second Microgravity - Instructor’s Manual [850KB]PDF
Planning Guide for Space Experiment Research [1.15MB]PDF
Kibo HANDBOOK [6.07MB]PDF
Memoir of Japanese Space Experiments English [371.2KB]PDF
Memoir of Japanese Space Experiments Indonesian [7.7MB]PDF
Memoir of Japanese Space Experiments Vietnamese [6.7MB]PDF
Memoir of Japanese Space Experiments Thai [9.0MB]PDF

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Nation	Members
Australia	Australian Space Agency (ASA) Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Australian National University (ANU)
Bangladesh	National Museum of Science and Technology (NMST)
Indonesia	National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN)
Malaysia	Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA)
Nepal	Nepal Scientific Activities and Research Center (NESARC)
New Zealand	New Zealand Space Agency (NZSA) New Zealand Astrobiology Network (NZAN)
Republic of the Philippines	Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) Science Education Institute, Department of Science and Technology (DOST-SEI)
Republic of Korea	Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Singapore	Singapore Space and Technology Limited (SSTL)
Taiwan	National Space Organization (NSPO)
Thailand	Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
United Arab Emirates	UAE Space Agency (UAESA) Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)
Vietnam	Space Technology Institute, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST-STI)

KUOAKibo Utilization Office for Asia (KUOA)

News

To provide a variety of benefits for the Asia-Pacific region by the “Kibo” utilization.

Kibo-ABC: An initiative to promote the utilization of Kibo in the Asia-Pacific region

Programs

Video Collections

Messages from Kibo-ABC member

Other message videos

Movies of the Kibo utilization activities in the Asia-Pacific region

Other movies of the activities

Reference materials for researchers

Related links

APRSAF

Kibo-ABC members

Others