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Friday profile: Five schoolgirls, a Raspberry Pi, and the International Space Station – Cosmos

Cosmos Friday profile: Five schoolgirls, a Raspberry Pi , and the International Space Station Cosmos The team's mission: to program a modified Raspberry Pi , a type of customisable computer chip, to collect data on the ISS and deliver it back to Earth for experiments – an activity that takes the concept real-world applications to a whole new level.

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Raspberry Pi 4: Google announces partnership with Raspberry Pi Foundation – IT PRO

IT PRO Raspberry Pi 4: Google announces partnership with Raspberry Pi Foundation IT PRO The Raspberry Pi is one of the most beloved pieces of tech ever built. The £35 micro-computer has been used in everything from DIY home automation projects to actual space missions aboard the ISS, and has an intensely passionate community of fans, …

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Announcing the first ever European Astro Pi Challenge!

Right now, 400km above the Earth aboard the International Space Station, are two very special pieces of hardware. Two Raspberry Pi computers are currently orbiting our planet, each equipped with a Sense HAT , a camera and a special aluminium flight case – and children all over Europe have the chance to program them.

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Sense HAT emulator

Over the last few months, we’ve been working with US-based startup Trinket to develop a web-based emulator for the Sense HAT , the multipurpose add-on board for the Raspberry Pi which is also the core component of the Astro Pi units on the International Space Station. We wanted to provide a unique, free learning resource that brings the excitement of programming our space-qualified hardware to students, teachers, and others all over the world.

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First Raspberry Pi to be blasted into space – Intelligent Aerospace

First Raspberry Pi to be blasted into space Intelligent Aerospace First Raspberry Pi to be blasted into space The first Raspberry Pi is about to be blasted into space and taken to the International Space Station (ISS) by UK astronaut Tim Peake. Nasa TV – is showing the launch

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Astro Pi: Mission Update 5 – flight safety testing

The road to space is long and winding, but the two Astro Pi flight units are almost there! The next thing for us after this is to hand over the final payload to the European Space Agency so it can be loaded onto the Soyuz-45S rocket for launch on December 15th with British ESA Astronaut Tim Peake .

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This gorgeous Raspberry Pi case is heading to ISS – Geek

Geek This gorgeous Raspberry Pi case is heading to ISS Geek There is a growing range of Raspberry Pi cases hitting the market, with models available to suit the needs of hackers, emulators, robot creators, and those who just want a desktop Linux PC hidden behind a display. But there's one case that arguably …

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Astro Pi: Flight Hardware Tech Specs

Stop! Before you read anything please watch NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman giving us a quick fly-through of the ISS. In the video you see various computers and screens on the walls and it’s crazy to think that two Raspberry Pis will soon be there alongside them

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Astronaut Tim Peake invites Raspberry Pi challenge – BBC News

BBC News Astronaut Tim Peake invites Raspberry Pi challenge BBC News Two Raspberry Pi computers are planned to be flown to the International Space Station (ISS), and both will be connected to a new “Astro Pi” board, loaded with sensors and gadgets. Tim Peake spoke to Rory Cellan-Jones about the challenge.

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