Astro Pi Lets Kids Run Their Programs in Space
A partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Raspberry Pi Foundation led to the creation of the Astro Pi project in 2016. 2020-2021 sees the program return revamped with many new options for kids to get involved.
Until March 2021, children and their mentors who meet the eligibility requirements and live in ESA member states can submit their coded experiments to run on the International Space Station. If you live in the U.S., then you can follow along at the ESA news site, where you can view the winners of last year's competition.
Watch as Thomas Pesquet, ESA Astronaut, kicks off the competition.
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Here are the two Astro Pi missions for kids to choose from.