Astro Pi - Python on the International Space Station

Astro Pi - Python on the International Space Station

Explore the Astro Pi project, a collaboration between the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the European Space Agency, in this conference talk. Learn about the two Raspberry Pi computers equipped with sensor boards and camera modules aboard the International Space Station. Discover the annual competitions for European students to design science experiments using the available sensors, including Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab challenges. Gain insights into the technical aspects of maintaining the operating system and ensuring smooth operation of the Pis on the ISS LAN. Examine photos taken from space and explore student experiment findings utilizing various Python libraries such as OpenCV, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, and ephem.