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PhilSA announces PH entries to Asian Try Zero Gravity 2023

Published Jul 19, 2023 08:57 am
As the Asian Try Zero Gravity (ATZG) 2023 kicks off, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) announced on Tuesday, July 18 the six official entries that will represent the Philippines in the competition.
"Oloid's Movement in Microgravity" by Paul Anton D. Mahinay of URT. (Photo credit to PhilSA)


"The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) proudly announces the official entries to the 2023 Asian Try Zero-G (ATZG) competition," PhilSA said.

Oloid's movement in Microgravity

 The "Oloid's Movement in Microgravity" from Category A (space experiments) is an idea of Paul Anton D. Mahinay from the Rizal Technological University (RTU). This entry aims "to observe the movement of the oloid in space," PhilSA said.

Slink Ball Clock

 Likewise, from category A, Slink Ball Clock came from the RTU by Rizza Lou M. Castillo. PhilSA noted that the experiment aims to test the effect of flexibility of a slinky to a ball with a mass of 110 grams placed in the middle of its hole and vice versa, both horizontally and vertically.

Validation of rotational instability in asymmetrical cross-shaped rotors

 The “Validation of rotational instability (Dzhanibekov Effect) in asymmetrical cross-shaped rotors” is a project of Renzo P. Alporha from the Mapua University.  PhilSA said the goal of this entry is to demonstrate the unstable rotation of asymmetric objects in microgravity, namely the Dzhanibekov Effect (Tennis Racket Theorem), which usually lies in its intermediate Axis.

Hula Hoop under Microgravity

 This entry under Category B (space exercise) came from the combined efforts of John Regulus Michael A. Dipasupil, Francis Lance T. Jumawan, and Ezekiel Eduard D. Dumago from the University of the Philippines Diliman. The project aims to investigate whether the astronaut would rely on hip movements to rotate the hula hoop including the balancing aspect of this activity in the absence of gravity.

Pushing to the limit

 Another entry under Category B is "Pushing to the Limit: A Push up with a Twist in Space" by Raquel B. Ingco, Edmar Jay F. Antonio, Sofia Anamarie A. Benitez, and Marianne P. Marasigan from the Parañaque Science High School.  The study aims to determine if this would further aid and improve the astronauts' muscle strength.

Effectivity of Elastic Resistance Band Exercises in Zero-Gravity

 Lastly, senior high school students from Bataan National High School came up with the project titled, "The Effectivity of Elastic Resistance Band Exercise when performed in Zero-Gravity." The experiment aims to determine if the exercise using elastic bands will train various muscles to keep astronauts strong.

ATZG 2022

 In the 2022 competition, Philippines submitted five entries in ATZG, which include, "Timmy in Zero Gravity" by Zyann Rubi D. Omadlo and Ian Jed L. Sabiniano from the Philippine Science High School in Cordillera Administrative Region Campus; "Effect of Varying Mass Distribution" (in Suzanne Glider paper Airplane under Microgravity) by Hershey D. Peña from St. Cecilia's College-Cebu Inc.; and "Rotation of 'Dumbbell-shaped’ Objects in Space" by William Kevin L. Abran from the University of the Philippines-Los Baños. Read: [https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/29/phil-sa-invites-the-public-to-join-atzg-2023](https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/29/phil-sa-invites-the-public-to-join-atzg-2023) The chosen entries will be performed in a zero-gravity environment by a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut in the Kibo module of the International Space Station, PhilSA said. For this year’s competition, the submission of entries ended last May 31. (*Sonny Daanoy)*

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