The original Astro Pis spent seven years on the International Space Station. That’s not too terribly long, but it is seven years longer than most of us will spend on the ISS. The two original Astro Pis are back on Earth, on display at the UK Science Museum. Here’s more from the Raspberry Pi foundation:
The original Astro Pis, nicknamed Izzy and Ed, have played a major part in feeding tens of thousands of young people’s understanding and passion for science, mathematics, engineering, computing, and coding. In their seven years on the International Space Station (ISS), Izzy and Ed had the job of running over 70,000 programs created by young people as part of the annual Astro Pi Challenge.
Nicki Ashworth, 21, took part in the first-ever Astro Pi challenge after hearing about the opportunity at a science fair: “I thought it sounded like an interesting project, and good practice for my programming skills. I was young and had no idea of the extent of the project and how much it would influence my future.”
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