Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 20) — A Filipino student’s zero-gravity experiment proposal has been performed in the International Space Station (ISS), demonstrating the expected object movement which could boost spacecraft designs.
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According to Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Friday, William Kevin Abran’s “Rotation of Dumbbell-shaped Objects in Space” proposal was performed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Wakata Koichi on “Kibo,” the Japanese Experimental Module on the ISS.
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During the experiment, the dumbbell-shaped object moved as expected but the Dzhanibekov effect, or the dancing screw motion, was not that evident.
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However, PhilSA said it cannot be ruled out at the moment.
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“The result of Mr. Abran’s experiment will help in the designs of spacecraft and offer a real-life example affirming the validity of Newton’s Laws of Motion and Ehrenfest Theorem in microgravity,” the agency said.
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GOOD AS PREDICTED!🚀 Finally, the experiments for ASIAN TRY ZERO-G 2022 have been conducted. Astronaut Koichi Wakata did a great job doing six experiments from 5 countries, live from ISS last night. pic.twitter.com/hSmxqTxlxI
— William Abran 🛰️🇵🇭 (@will_spacenaut) January 18, 2023
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Abran, who only got to present and interact with JAXA via livestream, said he was honored that Wakata conducted his experiment aboard the ISS on Jan. 17.
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“The result was satisfying knowing that the dumbbell shapes behaved as predicted,” said the student from University of the Philippines Los Baños, as quoted by the PhilSA.
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“Also, watching the experiments proposed by students from other countries gave me a new perspective about the microgravity environment,” he added. “Hopefully, this initiative inspires more students to continue doing research and be curious about the world around us.”
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Wakata also conducted five more experiments in the ISS that day. They were chosen from the over 200 proposals submitted in the Asian Try Zero-G competition organized by JAXA.
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