oxygen in space

Amir Abdou, a Grade 12 student at the Jumeirah English Speaking School, said his idea includes producing oxygen in a non-conventional way, such as using the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide and examining its rate of reaction in microgravity compared to Earth’s gravity.

“This is the chance for students to discover problems that we may face in the future of colonising, and to come up with innovative solutions to overcome them. The scientific method has always revolved around the concept of experiments. A newly formed hypothesis is useless until there is empirical evidence to back it up. This fundamental statement is the reason why experiments aboard the international space station will benefit life for all of humanity now, and in the future,” he told Khaleej Times.

“Microgravity is still a newconcept to us, and there are many mysteries that we need to discover regarding how organisms may adapt to this new condition. With these adaptations, we may be able to discover solutions for some of the world’s current problems. It is important that the children of this generation start to come up with experiments, as we are in need of empirical data to support the hypotheses that these children come up with. The data gained aboard the ISS will ultimately form the basis of future research that these children will pursue as they maintain innovative minds through the education of STEMbased subjects across the UAE.”