SIGNAL Behind the Scenes: Sending Code to Space

At the SIGNAL conference, attendees had a unique opportunity to send their code into space aboard Talon 1, a balloon designed to carry a camera-equipped Raspberry Pi into near Earth orbit. The event was part of TwilioQuest 3.2 launch and aimed to celebrate the community's contributions. Developers from around the world submitted ~100 code samples that were used to power a countermeasure against an evil space laser threatening the world's taco supply in a game universe. Aerospace engineering firm Night Crew Labs collaborated on this mission, launching the balloon from the Mojave Desert and retrieving it after its descent. The event showcased the creativity of Twilio developers, with contributions ranging from marriage proposals to memorials and first-time GitHub pull requests.