The European Astro Pi Challenge (ASTRON) 2024, organized by the European Space Agency (ESA), provided students with the exciting opportunity to conduct scientific investigations in space through computer programming. Accepted projects, achieving “Flight Status,” had their programs run on Raspberry Pi computers aboard the International Space Station (ISS). A total of 26,400 young people from 22 countries in Europe and ESA member states participated in ASTRON this year.

ASTRON 2024 took place from November 2023 to June 2024, featuring a new format called Mission Space Lab. Teams were tasked with calculating the speed of the ISS as it orbits the Earth, a scientific challenge set by ESA astronauts. Participating programs underwent rigorous testing before earning flight status and being sent into space.

It is our pleasure to announce that two teams of SPCS students participated in ASTRON 2024 and achieved “Flight Status”, joining a total of 236 teams and 889 young people in this distinguished accomplishment.

Team SPCS1 –
Olina Au (F.3P), Priya Bala (F.3A), Chione Ip (F.3A), and Charlotte Fung (F.3U)

Team SPCS2 –
Annabelle Yeung (F.3T), Charisse Wong (F.3A), and Zoe Ng (F.3U)

Congratulations to the teams!