JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Founder of YouTube Space Lab In July 2012, Japan’s KOUNOTORI 3 cargo transporter carried two unusual experiments to the International Space Station. These experiments were the winners of an international competition called YouTube Space Lab. They were selected from among thousands of proposals submitted by teenagers around the world, and were performed on the ISS in September. We interviewed Mr. Zahaan Bharmal, who conceived and headed the project as part of his job at YouTube’s parent company, Google.