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Caption:<\/strong> GRABE team and pilot Daniel Ventura Gonz\u00e1lez-Alonso with the aircraft to be used in the experiment.<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”|700|||on||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The team \u2018GRABE\u2019, a group of Filipino students who won the <\/b>Barcelona Zero-G Challenge<\/b><\/a>, successfully conducted their experiment in a parabolic flight<\/b> at Sabadell Airport (Barcelona). The name of the team comes from a Filipino exclamatory expression meaning \u2018out of the ordinary,\u2019 highlighting the unique experiences they have had throughout this challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n The Barcelona Zero-G Challenge is an international student competition<\/b> coordinated by Antoni P\u00e9rez-Poch, a professor and researcher at the <\/span>Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech<\/span><\/a> (UPC) in the School of Engineering of Barcelona East (EEBE), and a member of the <\/span>Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia<\/span><\/a> (IEEC \u2014 Institut d\u2019Estudis Espacials de Catalunya). The initiative is supported by the <\/span>AeroClub Barcelona-Sabadell<\/span><\/a>, and this edition also had the collaboration of <\/span>Students for the Exploration and Development of Space in the Philippines<\/span><\/a> (SEDS-Philippines). <\/span>The goal of this challenge is to promote aerospace research among young people<\/b>, fostering new careers in this field and awakening interest in STEAM studies (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics).<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”|700|||on||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n GRABE\u2019s experiment investigated the behaviour in microgravity of shear-thickening fluids (STFs), a type of non-Newtonian fluid that increases its viscosity upon impact. By simulating a free fall of bones encapsulated in STF, <\/span>the team sought to determine whether the absence of gravity affects the protective properties of this fluid<\/b>, which are essential for applications such as flexible armor and vibration dampers in aerospace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The team consists of Danielle Baldono (Ateneo de Manila University), Michelle Dote (National University), Leonardo Florenz Eugenio (De La Salle University), and Juan Migelle Ferido (De La Salle University), and was mentored by Isabela Huckabee (Cornell University, USA) and Florence Pauline Basubas (Universitat Pompeu Fabra). Over the course of three months, they developed their experiment under the remote supervision of Professor Antoni P\u00e9rez-Poch and pilot Daniel Ventura Gonz\u00e1lez-Alonso from the AeroClub Barcelona-Sabadell. Once in Barcelona, they assembled their experimental setup under the supervision of Professor David Gonz\u00e1lez D\u00edez at the <\/span>UPC Space Exploration Lab<\/span><\/a> in the School of Industrial, Aerospace, and Audiovisual Engineering of Terrassa (ESEIAAT), and later visited the <\/span>Computer Science and Microgravity Lab<\/span><\/a> at the EEBE.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/span>Despite some weather delays and technical challenges, the team successfully flew their experiment on December 13, <\/span>completing up to<\/b> 25 parabolas of full microgravity<\/b>. This was the first experiment of its kind and the first conducted by the Barcelona Zero-G Challenge with a Pitts aircraft. This single-engine aerobatic aircraft demonstrated for the first time that it could provide up to 9.5 seconds of microgravity per parabola, a record surpassing the times previously achieved by the Mudry CAP10-B, another single-engine microgravity plane. The success of this project not only highlights the ingenuity of the Filipino students but also opens new avenues for research in innovative space technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ieec-wp.ixole.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GRABE.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||-3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” text_line_height=”1.1em” background_color=”rgba(64,111,218,0.15)” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Caption:<\/strong> GRABE team with professors and mentors who have accompanied them in their project.<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Caption: GRABE team and pilot Daniel Ventura Gonz\u00e1lez-Alonso with the aircraft to be used in the experiment.Credits: UPC.The team \u2018GRABE\u2019, a group of Filipino students who won the Barcelona Zero-G Challenge, successfully conducted their experiment in a parabolic flight at Sabadell Airport (Barcelona). The name of the team comes from a Filipino exclamatory expression meaning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":32786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"2880","footnotes":""},"categories":[71,111,80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-highlighted-news-small","category-talent-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
Credits:<\/strong> UPC.<\/span><\/p>\n
Credits:<\/strong> UPC.<\/span><\/p>\n