Susan Jane Helms was born on February 26, 1958. Besides being the commander, of the 14th Air Force and the Joint Functional Component Command for Space at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Susan Helms was a crew member on five Space Shuttle missions. She lived on the International Space Station (ISS) for over five…… Continue reading Astro Girls: Susan Helms
Category: publishing
Astro Girls in Space: Chiaki Mukai
Chiaki Mukai was the first Japanese woman in space. She was also the first person from Japan to fly to space twice.
Astro Girls: Yi Soyeon
Astro Girl Yi Soyeon was the first South Korean citizen in space in 2008.
Astro Girl’s Women in Space
Since its release Astro Girl has been winning fans and praise around the world. The book would be less inspiring without the mention of the women astronauts. We could only fit a handful of names in in the finished book, even though I planned to make many more illustrations. I found more than 40 women…… Continue reading Astro Girl’s Women in Space
And Now, Something Different…
I’ve been illustrating a story for the last few issues of Scoop Magazine, a publication for children in the UK. These short stories are told Graphic/comic strip style, something I’ve been itching to try for quite some time now. Here’s the latest, the story of John Blanke, an African in the court of Henry VIII.…… Continue reading And Now, Something Different…
She’s a Winner
Astro Girl has just won an award- The STEAM Children’s Book Prize- a science award. While I have been fairly consistent through the years I haven’t won many awards. That isn’t my aim, so perhaps that’s why. It always seemed way too obscure, and hard work, to come up with an award-winning idea. Just seeing…… Continue reading She’s a Winner
The Illustrationist 