Issue #129 — Launch

Hi all

Yesterday the Astro Pi hardware was planned to be launched to the International Space Station but was delayed due to bad weather. The second launch window is tonight – so let’s hope for good weather in Florida! You can watch the launch live on NASA TV, scheduled for 22:33 GMT.

The official Raspberry Pi calendar, featuring the amazing artwork of Sam Alder, is now available from the Swag Store.

Ben

Picture of the week

Cygnus being moved onto the launch pad – the two Raspberry Pis are in the cone at the top

News

• Astro Pi Launch (raspberrypi.org)
  Watch the Astro Pi hardware launch live on NASA TV
• Latest Raspbian update (raspberrypi.org)
  Updates from Simon Long on recent Raspbian changes
• Raspberry Pi Calendar (raspberrypi.org)
  The 2016 Raspberry Pi Calendar is in the swag store - including bonus 29 February

Projects

• Hacklet 86 – Time-lapse Projects (hackaday.com)
  Time-lapse projects with Raspberry Pi
• Raspberry Pi Zero Hidden In An Xbox Controller (shkspr.mobi)
  Enclose a Pi Zero inside an Xbox controller
• Raspberry Pi Zero Headless Setup (davidmaitland.me)
  Guide to configuring a Pi Zero ready to use headless
• Pi Zero Audio Ouput (learn.adafruit.com)
  Adding basic audio ouput to Raspberry Pi Zero
• Raspberry Pi WAP FIle server (instructables.com)
  Set up your Raspberry Pi as a wireless access point file server

Articles & more

• Creating and Kickstarting Slice (raspberrypi.org)
  James & Gordon on the process of kickstarting their compute module media player
• Raspberry Pi helps schools in Zambia thanks to Swansea firm (bbc.co.uk)
  Raspberry Pi is being used to support education and IT development in Zambian schools
• Triangulating the office dog (raspberrypi.org)
  Keep tabs on your pet dog with Raspberry Pi
• Hackaday and Lady Ada talk Pi Zero (youtube.com)
  Recording of Hackaday's live stream with Adafruit's Lady Ada
• Lightberry (pcadvisor.co.uk)
  Use Lightberry HD to create an LED light show around your TV
• Pi Zero is the ultimate Raspberry Pi (electronicsweekly.com)
  Electronics Weekly on the new Pi Zero
• A beginner's guide to the Raspberry Pi Zero (wired.co.uk)
  A good first look around the Pi Zero
• Hands-On with the Raspberry Pi Zero (zdnet.com)
  First steps with the $5 computer
• $99 Desktop Computer For Makers (techcrunch.com)
  Pi-TopCEED is a $99 desktop computer for makers
• Hardware hacker turns Raspberry Pi Zeros into selfie slayers (theregister.co.uk)
  Block out WiFi for selfie takers with Pi Zero
• Raspberry Pi microSD card performance comparison (midwesternmac.com)
  Comparing the performance of 11 micro SD cards with Raspberry Pi

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