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1st European Astro Pi Challenge – Timeline

18/10/2016

Launch of European Astro Pi Challenge

4/10/16

Phase 1 – Registration and submission of Experiment Idea

4/10/16 – 13/11/16

Publication of supporting resources and Astro Pi guidelines 

21/11/16 

Selection of teams who presented best experiment ideas

16/11/16 – 24/11/16 

Announcement of selected teams and mission announcement 

Distribution of Astro Pi kits to the selected teams

25/11/16

Phase 2 – Discover the Astro Pi, design the experiment to accomplish the mission, write and submit your code 

25/11/16 – 28/02/17

Deadline for submitting your experiment/code 

28/02/17

Phase 3 – Best experiments/codes are selected and run on the ISS

1/03/17 – 15/05/17

Selection of the best experiment/codes to be run on the ISS

1/03/17 – 14/03/17

Announcement of the selected experiments/codes

15/03/17

Publication of the results (after the codes have been run on the ISS)

15/05/17