A chance to have your experiment conducted in space! Call for Proposals of ISS Experimental Themes for Asian Try Zero-G 2025

Experiment at Kibo
Kibo Utilization Office for Asia (KUOA)

The Asian Try Zero G 2025 (ATZ-G 2025) is looking for space experiments to be conducted in the Japanese Experiment Module ‘Kibo’ around 2025-2026 from students in Asian countries/region.

*The last Asian Trial Zero G was conducted by JAXA Astronaut Furukawa in 2023. Click here to see a video of the event

We are looking forward to receiving unique proposals from students, such as those who have ideas for experiments, they would like to try in space. We also welcome those who have applied in the past and would like to try again with a refined version of their proposal.

This is a rare opportunity to have your experiment conducted by an astronaut on the International Space Station! Please give the Asian Try Zero G mission a try!!

Asian Try Zero G Overview

The Asian Try Zero G is conducted by the responsible organizations of the member countries/region of the Asian Beneficial Collaboration through “Kibo” Utilization (Kibo-ABC) ^*1 that wish to participate. Participating organizations will each publicly call for experiment themes in their respective countries/region, conduct an initial selection, and then conduct a final selection with all participating organizations. The selected experiment themes will be conducted on Kibo.
In the previous Asian Try Zero-G, there were 245 experiment theme applications from 9 countries/region, and 16 experiment themes were selected to be conducted on Kibo.

*1 Kibo-ABC is an initiative established by the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) with the aim of promoting the use of Kibo in the Asia-Pacific region. By conducting multinational projects like Asian Try Zero G, we aim to deepen our understanding of space, enhance the experience of each participating space agency, and foster bilateral cooperation projects with Japan.

Comments from some students who participated in the program last time (Original)

Thank you for giving me this opportunity! I enjoyed it and I learned so many things!
I was very satisfied with the valuable experience.
I was nervous, but it was something that I don’t often experience, and I was able to see Astronaut Furukawa’s experiments, so I was satisfied.
I'm so delighted and really appreciate this opportunity. It is a memorable experience of my life.
I really enjoyed this very valuable experience of being connected to the universe. It was also good to be able to communicate with people from other countries.
I will use the knowledge and skills I learned from participating in ATZ-G for my future study and work, which could be related to microgravity.

Participating in the Asian Try Zero G is a great opportunity to gain experience that will help you achieve your career and future dreams!
We hope you'll join us.

The application details for the experiment are shown below. Please refer to the guidelines for more details.

Requirements for the experiment theme

Simple physics experiments that can be visually observed and conducted aboard the Kibo module.
The experiment should be able to be completed within about 10 minutes.

*2　Please refer to Attachment-1_Video List and Past Experiment Reports for past experiment examples.

Eligibility

Student(s) (individual or a group) up to graduate school in Asian Try Zero-G^*3 participating countries/region within the Kibo-ABC initiative members^*4 are eligible to apply.

*3 Asian Try Zero G 2025 Participating countries/region (as of November 2024): Australia, Bangladesh, Japan, Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates. Participation from other countries is under review. Please check here for the latest list of participating countries/region.

*4 Kibo-ABC initiative member countries/region (in alphabetical order): Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Republic of the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam

Prizes for winners

For the experiments selected, there are plans for selected teams/individuals to tour the Tsukuba Space Center, where they will be able to see an astronaut conducting experiments, as well as a tour of the facilities by JAXA staff.

Benefits for applicants

If you wish to do so, you will be able to have your photo taken with the astronaut onboard Kibo. (If there are too many applicants, a lottery will be held).

Schedule

(The schedule below is a rough guide as of the fall of 2024)
January 2025: Initial selection in each country/region
March 2025: Final Selection
December 2025 - February 2026: Experiments conducted on orbit (Dates TBA)
*The date of the experiment will be decided depending on the situation at the time.
*We will coordinate the detailed schedule about one month in advance. The selected theme proposers will be notified accordingly.
Around May 2026: Wrap-up Session and Award Ceremony

Please see the guidelines below for details of the application process

Please contact the space agency in your country/region for information on how to submit a proposal form and follow the procedures for submission.

GuidelinesPDF

Attachment-1_Video ListPDF

Attachment-2_Available ItemsPDF

Attachment-3_Proposal FormWord

Attachment-4_Proposal Form_SamplePDF

Submission and Contact Information

Please submit your proposal (in English) and any supporting documents to the local secretariat. Please check here for applicants in Japan/Japanese