Astro Pi Is the Name of the Raspberry Pi 2 That's Going to Space

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Astro Pi Is the Name of the Raspberry Pi 2 That's Going to Space

A Raspberry Pi 2 will arrive in a few months on ISS A Raspberry Pi is going to space, but for that it needs to undergo some serious testing. It's going to use the most awesome case you've ever seen, and it's all happening very soon. There's no doubt that Raspberry Pi is the most successful mini PC of its kind and the fact that a couple of them are going to ISS is a testament to its quality and scope. The Raspberry Pi Foundation actually announced this a while ago, and they said that it was going to undergo some serious testing. Now, we get to see what kind of tests are being done, and it's insane. You would think that a small piece of hardware like the Raspberry Pi would have an easy time getting into space, but it turns out that it is a lot more complicated than that. They need to make sure that it never goes past a certain temperature, and they built a special case for it, that is also probably the best looking by far. Its role is to dissipate heat efficiently, among other things.

Very interesting and a good read on the official blog;

More details about incredibly complex procedures that need to be performed on the Raspberry Pi before it goes into space can be found on the official blog, and it's an incredibly fun and interesting read.

Have fun & enjoy!

It seems it is actually going to be a PI 1B+, not PI 2. and the case will have two of them inside (which could easily explain the error).

Still, great news.

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Yes, it seems to be;

from http://news.softpedia.com/news/astro...e-490053.shtml The flight stack up for Astro Pi is as follows: Raspberry Pi B+ Custom RTC Board (has coin cell holder and push button contacts) Sense HAT

I think the RTC board also includes a battery to maintain the clock...

Sorry, brain didn't recognize "coin cell holder" for "battery".