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2026.02.17
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Experiment Introductions and Messages from the Selected Teams of Asian Try Zero-G 2025

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The experiments to be conducted in orbit for Asian Try Zero-G 2025 have been selected, and preparations are underway. Here, we present comments from each proposer regarding their proposed space experiments and their enthusiasm for conducting these experiments in orbit, together with videos.

Table 1: The selected space experiment themes (Country/Region with alphabetical order)

Country/Region Experiment Theme
1 Australia Water Spring
2 Bangladesh Shaping Water Droplets in Microgravity Using Thin Steel Wires
3 Japan Do the wingtip vortices of paper airplane come from the gravity?
4 Japan Is a paper airplane able to fly despite of wing imbalances under zero gravity?
5 Malaysia Conservation of Angular Momentum
6 Philippines Double Gyroscope
7 Singapore How uneven mass dispersion affects the rotation of a rigid structure with 3 distinct axes of rotation
8 Taiwan The Liquid Waltz: Observing Fluid Dynamics in a Dancing Slinky
9 Thailand Studying the behavior of Simple Harmonic Motion in the spring in microgravity conditions
10 Thailand Dynamics of liquid bridge in microgravity
11 UAE Investigating Harmonic motion and Damping effects in Microgravity

(1) Australia : Water Spring

Excerpts of comments

Our experiment is that on the ISS will have a contracted slinky that will insert water to and then slowly stretch out to see how the water reacts under microgravity on the expansion.
We're both extremely excited about being able to see the results and learn how water reacts under the expansion of a slinky in microgravity.

(2) Bangladesh : Shaping Water Droplets in Microgravity Using Thin Steel Wires

Excerpts of comments

In my experiment, thin steel wires are carved into various shapes like a heart or even a square, and the water sticks to them and starts taking their shape as well due to adhesion and cohesion, something we can't see on Earth.
I find it very exciting because it shows how something as simply beautiful as water can have such a dynamic effect in space.

(3) Japan : Do the wingtip vortices of paper airplane come from the gravity?

Excerpts of comments

It usually seem by commercial plane wing which have airfoil section and make difference of air pressure between up and down by the air go around the end wings it makes spiral shape vortices. I came up with some hypothesis which came from gravity.
Let's see how it behaves in 0G conditions.

(4) Japan : Is a paper airplane able to fly despite of wing imbalances under zero gravity?

Excerpts of comments

This experiment examine the difference in how a paper airplane flies when weight of the same weight are attached to the left and right wings, and when weights of different weights are attached.
I'm looking forward to observing my experiment on the International Space Station.

(5) Malaysia : Conservation of Angular Momentum

Excerpts of comments

Our project is about validating the conservation of angular momentum in space.
We are highly enthusiastic about contributing to the JAXA/ATZ-G initiative by capturing this invariable data.

(6) Philippines: Double Gyroscope

Excerpts of comments

Our experiment is called Double Gyroscope, consisting of two gyroscopes mounted at both ends of a stick.
We are incredibly excited to see both our experiments conducted aboard the International Space Station as it is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity for our students around the Asia Pacific region. We hope that this experiment of ours can inspire the future generation of space enthusiasts.

(7) Singapore : How uneven mass dispersion affects the rotation of a rigid structure with 3 distinct axes of rotation

Excerpts of comments

Our hypothesis is, if the center of gravity of a similar structure is shifted, its rotation around the intermediate axis will be more unsteady and more chaotic. We can test our hypothesis by tracing the path taken by a specific weight through space.
We are extremely grateful to JAXA for giving us the opportunity to perform our experiment in space.

(8) Taiwan : The Liquid Waltz: Observing Fluid Dynamics in a Dancing Slinky

Excerpts of comments

In our experiment, we hope to observe how the sinking can serve as a stage for this interaction, where the liquid can and flow with each stretch, bend and twist.
Can't wait to see it come to life on ISS.

(9) Thailand : Studying the behavior of Simple Harmonic Motion in the spring in microgravity conditions

Excerpts of comments

Our experiment is studying the simple harmonic motion through the rope and spring in microgravity.
We can't wait to see our experiment in action up there.

(10) Thailand : Dynamics of liquid bridge in microgravity

Excerpts of comments

Liquid bridge which is water held between two solid surfaces.
And this means our experiment will take place on the ISS and we get to work with astronauts, which is an opportunity that we don't get often.

(11) United Arab Emirates (UAE) : Investigating Harmonic motion and Damping effects in Microgravity

Excerpts of comments

Our experiment aimed to understand how mechanical system behave differently in space which will help us improve the stability and performance of systems such as satellites and space stations.
We are very excited to test our idea aboard the International Space Station, and we hope it inspires more students to explore and unlock a new chapter into space exploration.

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