{"id":1199814,"date":"2023-11-06T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1199814"},"modified":"2023-11-06T07:00:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:00:37","slug":"explore-space-science-and-coding-with-astro-pi-mission-space-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1199814","title":{"rendered":"Explore space science and coding with Astro Pi Mission Space Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we\u2019re calling all young people who are excited to explore coding and space science, and the mentors who want to support and inspire them on their journey. Astro Pi Mission Space Lab<\/a> is officially open again, offering young people all over Europe the amazing chance to have their code for a science experiment run in space on the International Space Station (ISS).<\/p>\n

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With this year\u2019s Mission Space Lab, astronauts from the European Space Agency are setting young people a task: to write a computer program that runs on the ISS and calculates the speed at which the ISS is orbiting planet Earth. Participation in Mission Space Lab is completely free.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s ESA astronaut candidate Rosemary Coogan to introduce this year\u2019s mission:<\/p>\n

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The mission: Calculate the speed of the ISS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mission Space Lab invites young people up to age 19 to work in teams of 2 to 6 and write a Python program for the Astro Pi computers on board the ISS to collect data and calculate the speed at which the ISS is travelling.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Your role as a mentor is to support teams as they design and create their program \u2014 with our free guidance resources to help you and your young creators.<\/p>\n

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I want to sign up as a mentor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

We want as many young people as possible to have the chance to take part in Mission Space Lab, so the way in which teams solve the task set by the ESA astronauts can be different depending on the experience of your team:<\/p>\n