Astro Pi
We talk with Tim Peake, British ESA Astronaut, who takes two Raspberry Pis into space with him in November to run student projects.
Raspberry Pis are headed to the International Space Station
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On December 10, 2014, David Honess, the Education Resource Engineer at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, made a public announcement: Raspberry Pis are going to the International Space Station [1].
British ESA Astronaut Tim Peake [2], UK Space, and the European Space Agency are joining forces to encourage students to design and code apps and experiments to run in space. Two Raspberry Pis connected to new "Astro Pi" boards will travel to the International Space Station as part of Peake's six-month mission in November 2015. The "Astro Pi" will be configured to run with a host of sensors and gadgets.
Peake said, "I'm really excited about this project, born out of the cooperation among UK industries and institutions. There is huge scope for fun science and useful data gathering using the Astro Pi sensors on board the International Space Station. This competition offers a unique chance for young people to learn core computing skills that will be extremely useful in their future. It's going to be a lot of fun!"
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