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An astronomical anniversary: Young people’s code heads to the International Space Station - Raspberry Pi Foundation

Raspberry Pi Foundation·Fergus Kirkpatrick·about 1 month ago
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The results are in! Today is the day mentors and teams find out if their code has achieved flight status for the European Astro Pi Challenge 2025/26! The first batches of Mission Space Lab programs are scheduled to start running on the International Space Station (ISS) this week, with Mission Zero programs scheduled to run in mid-May.  This year, Astro Pi Mission Control received an incredible 17,381 submissions for Mission Zero from 24,695 young explorers.  A selection of colourful pixel art images created by Mission Zero participants. For Mission Space Lab, 404 teams took on the challenge of calculating the speed of the ISS. After rigorous testing and security checks by our team on the ground, we are delighted to announce that 387 teams have been awarded flight status.In total, 25,707 young people will have their programs run in space this year. Huge congratulations to everyone who passed testing — we can’t wait to see how your code performs 400km above Earth! Who joined the mission in 2025/26?…

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