Programmer installed and ran Doom on an orbiting European Space Agency satellite

A programmer successfully installed and ran Doom on an orbiting European Space Agency satellite, the OPS-SAT "flying laboratory," as part of a hacking challenge. The satellite, equipped with a powerful onboard computer, allowed for various experiments including running Doom, playing chess, and executing a stock transaction from space. The team faced challenges due to limited software dependencies and time slots for code uploads. To display the game, they used the satellite's camera images of Earth as the background, overcoming resolution and color depth issues with an onboard AI model. Despite tweaks to Doom's color palette, the achievement sets the stage for potential future gaming endeavors in space.