An UIV team, which consists of two-fifths of team REMI, recently submitted a python coding project for the European Astro Pi Challenge: Mission Space Lab (Mission Space Lab | A free space task great for schools and teams (astro-pi.org)). This amazing project is sponsored by the European Space Agency and the Astro Pi Foundation and provides young people with the opportunity to conduct scientific investigations in space by writing computer programs that run on Raspberry Pi computers aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

The UIV team’s program uses images captured by the onboard AstroPi computers’ camera and data about the motion of the ISS as it orbits the Earth to calculate its speed. We are thrilled to share that this week we were inform that their program has achieved FLIGHT STATUS! The FHS code is set to run on the ISS in April or May of 2024. The team will receive images captured by their code, along with a certificate for their achievement, in June. Congratulations to Ani R and Gabi C for their out-of-this-world effort!

Dr MacTavish, Head of Physics, Head of Digital Literacy