Schlagwort: Astro Pi
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Astro Pi 2024/25: Another stellar year of space education concludes
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe’re thrilled to celebrate yet another incredible year of young people reaching for the stars, as the European Astro Pi Challenge 2024/25 draws to a close. Teams from across Europe and ESA Member States are now receiving their well-deserved certificates and data from the International Space Station (ISS). It’s been a truly…
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Community Story | Daniela, Thetford Library
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe love hearing from members of the community and sharing the stories of amazing young people, volunteers, and educators who are using their passion for technology to create positive change in the world around them. When Daniela made the transition from working in retail to joining the team at Thetford Library, she…
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Five reasons to join the Astro Pi Challenge, backed by our impact report
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe are excited to share our report on the impact of the 2023/24 Astro Pi Challenge. Earlier this year we conducted surveys and focus groups with mentors who took part in the Astro Pi Challenge, to understand the value and impact the challenge offers to young people and mentors. You can read…
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The European Astro Pi Challenge 2024/25 launches today
Reading Time: 4 minutesRegistration is now open for the European Astro Pi Challenge 2024/25! The Astro Pi Challenge, an ESA Education project run in collaboration with us here at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, offers young people the incredible opportunity to write computer programs that will run in space. Young people can take part in two…
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Celebrating Astro Pi 2024
Reading Time: 5 minutesAbout the projects Over the past few months, young people across Europe have run their computer programs on the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Astro Pi Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab. Mission Zero code deployment | Credits: ESA/NASA Mission Zero offers young people the chance to write a simple…
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Young people receive their data from space and Astro Pi certificates
Reading Time: 4 minutesAcross Europe and beyond, teams of young people are receiving data from the International Space Station (ISS) this week. That’s because they participated in the annual European Astro Pi Challenge, the unique programme we deliver in collaboration with ESA Education to give kids the chance to write code that runs in space.…
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Young people’s Astro Pi code is sent to the International Space Station
Reading Time: 6 minutesYoung people taking part in the European Astro Pi Challenge are about to have their computer programs sent to the International Space Station (ISS). Astro Pi is run annually in collaboration by us and ESA Education, and offers two ways to get involved: Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab. This year, over…
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Get ready for Mission Space Lab with our new simulation tool
Reading Time: 5 minutesSince November, registration is open for Mission Space Lab, part of the European Astro Pi Challenge 2023/24. The Astro Pi Challenge is an ESA Education project run in collaboration with us here at the Raspberry Pi Foundation that gives young people up to age 19 the amazing opportunity to write computer programs…
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Celebrating the community: St Joseph’s Secondary School
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn our series of community stories, we celebrate some of the amazing young people and educators who are using their passion for technology to create positive change in the world around them. In our latest story, we’re sharing the inspiring journey of St Joseph’s Secondary School in Rush, Ireland. Over the past…
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Explore space science and coding with Astro Pi Mission Space Lab
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday we’re calling all young people who are excited to explore coding and space science, and the mentors who want to support and inspire them on their journey. Astro Pi Mission Space Lab is officially open again, offering young people all over Europe the amazing chance to have their code for a…
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Launch kids’ code into space with the European Astro Pi Challenge 2023/24
Reading Time: 4 minutesThroughout this year, space agencies have been embarking on new missions to explore our solar system, and young people can get involved too through the European Astro Pi Challenge 2023/24, which we’re launching today. Kids’ code in space with the Astro Pi Challenge In the past few months India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission landed…
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Young people’s amazing experiments in space: Astro Pi Mission Space Lab 2022/23
Reading Time: 5 minutesCelebrate another year of young people’s computer programs in space with us: today we and our collaborators at the European Space Agency can finally announce the winning and highly commended teams in this year’s Astro Pi Mission Space Lab. Mission Space Lab: Young people’s experiments in space In Mission Space Lab, teams…
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Welcome home! An original Astro Pi computer back from space is now on display at the Science Museum
Reading Time: 5 minutesAfter seven successful years on the International Space Station, 250 vertical miles above our planet, the original two Astro Pi computers that we sent to the ISS to help young people run their code in space have been returned to Earth. From today, one of these Astro Pi computers will be displayed…
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Young people designed 15,000 images for astronauts in Astro Pi Mission Zero 2022/23
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the Columbus module of the International Space Station (ISS), there are two Astro Pi computers called Marie Curie and Nikola Tesla. These computers run the programs young people create as part of the annual European Astro Pi Challenge. For this year’s Astro Pi Mission Zero, young people sent us over 15,000…
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24850 young people’s programs ran in space for Astro Pi 2022/23
Reading Time: 4 minutesOver 15,000 teams of young people from across Europe had their computer programs run on board the International Space Station (ISS) this month as part of this year’s European Astro Pi Challenge. Astro Pi is run in collaboration by us and ESA Education, and offers two ways to get involved: Mission Zero…
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Mission Space Lab 2022-23 – 294 teams achieved Flight Status
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn brief We are excited to share that 294 teams of young people participating in this year’s Astro Pi Mission Space Lab achieved Flight Status: their programs will run on the Astro Pis installed on the International Space Station (ISS) in April. Mission Space Lab is part of the European Astro Pi…
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Inspiring young people to code with the Astro Pi Challenge and astronaut Matthias Maurer
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe European Astro Pi Challenge offers young people the opportunity to write computer programs that run on Raspberry Pi computers on board the International Space Station (ISS). There are two free, annual missions to participate in: Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab. Sending your computer program to space is amazing already, and…
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Code along with our Astro Pi Mission Zero video
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday we’re sharing an Astro Pi Mission Zero codealong video to help even more young people send their code into space. [embedded content] In Mission Zero, young people write a simple program and display a colourful image on an Astro Pi computer on board the International Space Station (ISS). When the astronauts…
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768 teams of young people have entered Astro Pi Mission Space Lab 2022/23
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis year, 768 teams made up of 3086 young people from 23 countries sent us their ideas for experiments to run on board the International Space Station (ISS) for Astro Pi Mission Space Lab. Mission Space Lab is part of the European Astro Pi Challenge, an ESA Education programme run in collaboration…
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Astro Pi Mission Zero 2022/23 is open for young people
Reading Time: 4 minutesInspire young people about coding and space science with Astro Pi Mission Zero. Mission Zero offers young people the chance to write code that will run in space! It opens for participants today. What is Mission Zero? In Mission Zero, young people write a simple computer program to run on an Astro…
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The European Astro Pi Challenge is back for 2022/23
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe European Astro Pi Challenge is back for another year. This is young people’s chance to write computer programs that run on board the International Space Station. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti with one of the upgraded Astro Pi computers on which young people’s programs will run. Young people can take part in…
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Astro Pi Mission Space Lab: The journey of two mentors
Reading Time: 7 minutesSobhy Fouda started his Astro Pi journey in 2019 by helping a group of young people participate in Astro Pi Mission Zero, the beginners’ activity of the annual European Astro Pi Challenge. In Mission Zero, participants write a simple computer program that runs on board the International Space Station (ISS). Sobhy with…