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Raspberry Pi Headed to the International Space Station

posted by martyb on Wednesday December 22 2021, @07:18AM   Printer-friendly
from the where-no-pi-has-gone-before dept.

Booga1 writes:

Raspberry Pi computers are speeding to the International Space Station.

This morning, our two new Astro Pi units launched into space. Actual, real-life space. The new Astro Pi units each consist of a Raspberry Pi computer with a Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera and a host of sensors, all housed inside a special space-ready case that makes the hardware suitable for the International Space Station (ISS).

Today's launch is the culmination of a huge piece of work we've done for the European Space Agency to get the new Astro Pi units ready to become part of the European Astro Pi Challenge.

After lift-off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the new Astro Pi units are currently travelling on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon 2 spacecraft, the module atop the rocket. You can watch the launch again here.

The article has plenty of photos and links to more information about the projects planned for the pocket-sized computers.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by DannyB on Wednesday December 22 2021, @04:25PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 22 2021, @04:25PM (#1207123) Journal

    It was like this:

    • The Space Shuttle needed a reason to exist. It had the similar problem of needing a justification to exist considering how vastly expensive it was. Now it did have unique capabilities, such as servicing the Hubble.
    • The Space Station was a great solution. Now there was a place for the Space Shuttle to go.
    • Reason for the Shuttle to be funded: to service the space station!
    • Reason for the Space Station to be funded: as a destination for the space shuttle!

    (it's not circular reasoning, it's what bureaucrats call 'no loose ends')

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    Young people won't believe you if you say you're older than Google. (born before 1998-09-03)
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