MANILA, Philippines — Team Philippines won first prize in a space mission idea contest held in Japan last month. Marciano, former director of the DOST-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI), was one of the members of the DOST-ASTI team that proposed the space research project. The project won first prize in the 6th Space Mission Idea Contest (MIC6) held during the 7th UNISEC-Global meeting in Tokyo. The MIC is a venue for people interested in space research to introduce creative ideas on payloads for the International Space Station (ISS) platform. Marciano said the triumph in the MIC6 made them more determined to undertake the proposed research and development project.

Source: Philippine Star January 11, 2020 15:56 UTC