Mission Space Lab Mentor Guide
Stage 2 - Inspiration
The aim of this stage is to spark wonder and curiosity among your team members. If you and/or your team are already familiar with the Astro Pi Challenge, you can skip this stage and move on to stage 3, if you like. To help you introduce the Astro Pi Challenge and Mission Space Lab, you could use this slide deck. It has a link to a view of the ISS on Google Street View, which your team can explore to try to find the Astro Pi computers on board. A Powerpoint version of the slide deck is also available here. There is also a great, short video featuring ESA Astronaut Candidate Rosemary Coogan, explaining Mission Space Lab and some fun facts about the International Space Station and its orbit.
To familiarise themselves with the Astro Pi hardware, your team should look at the following project guides and resources:
