Space dreams: Japan aerospace agency helps Singapore students’ experiment proposals take flight

Japan aerospace agency helps Singapore students' experiment proposals take flight

NUS High School students (in orange, from left) Fu Tianyi, 14, Kim Yongbeom, 15, Paul Seow Jian Hao, 14, Srivathsan Ram, 14, and Alexander Goo Zong Han, 14, after a mock astronaut training exercise. With them are Singapore Space and Technology Association
NUS High School students (in orange, from left) Fu Tianyi, 14, Kim Yongbeom, 15, Paul Seow Jian Hao, 14, Srivathsan Ram, 14, and Alexander Goo Zong Han, 14, after a mock astronaut training exercise. With them are Singapore Space and Technology Association executive director Lynette Tan, and NUS High School teachers Chiam Sher-Yi and Andre Jusuf. PHOTO: SINGAPORE SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Dr Norishige Kanai performing the boomerang experiment conceived by NUS High School of Mathematics and Science students, on board Japan's module at the International Space Station known as Kibo, or "hope" in Japanese. The students had asked: Will a boomer
Dr Norishige Kanai performing the boomerang experiment conceived by NUS High School of Mathematics and Science students, on board Japan's module at the International Space Station known as Kibo, or "hope" in Japanese. The students had asked: Will a boomerang tossed in outer space return to its thrower like it does on Earth? Dr Kanai's experiment showed it did not. PHOTO: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
Walter Sim Japan Correspondent In Tokyo
Updated
Mar 26, 2018, 07:18 AM
Published
Mar 26, 2018, 05:00 AM
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Will a boomerang tossed in outer space return to its thrower like it does on Earth?

Yes, said a team of students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) High School of Mathematics and Science, after accounting for the angle it is thrown.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 26, 2018, with the headline Space dreams: Japan aerospace agency helps Singapore students’ experiment proposals take flight. Subscribe

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