Once Upon A Time In Tsukuba

By.Nizam Ahmad
Asian Winter School 2006Space Science Program
JAXA, Tsukuba Space Center, JAPAN

Background
JAXA develop an experiment module “KIBO” à Space Utilization Program ->
Sokendai + JAXA Introduce experiments in ->
Space life science à AWS Programme ->
SEUC, JAXA
Main theme : Science in the extreme situation

Lecture Aims :
► Fostering future generation in space biology & microgravity sciences
► creating international research network

Participants



Instructors
- JAXA
- Dept. Space Biology & Microgravity Sciences
- ISS science Project

GroupsBased on Field of Interest
1. Dust Plasma group
2. Electrostatic Levitator group
3. Gas Levitator group
4. Life Science 1 group
5. Life Science 2 group
6. Protein Crystal Growth group

Activities
1. Classroom Lectures
- Lectures
- Discussion
2. Tour
- JAXA Facilities such as JEM “KIBO”,
- Satellite, Laboratory
3. Laboratory Training à Experiment
4. Presentation
Benefit of The Program
- Knowledge in space environment
-> Experiments under normal & micro gravity
- Chance to learn more about cultures
- Good opportunity to have international
network among Asian Countries

Proposed Space Research
Measure the space environment ( plasma and high energy particle) in ISS orbit and environmental effects on material and electronic devices to investigate the interaction with and from the space environment at the KIBO exposed facility.
It’s very important that space environmental data about space radiation degradation of space parts & materials and spacecraft anomalies are acquired for spacecraft design and manned space activity.
The results of this research will be used to predict and measure space environment in LAPAN TUBSAT orbit (LAPAN TUBSAT is first micro satellite belong to LAPAN -Indonesia), including its environmental effects on material and electronic devices to investigate the interaction with and from the space environment at the LAPAN TUBSAT instruments like KIBO.