#spacetober_challenge

Day 12 #spacetober_challenge is Roman Space Telescope so I made a portrait of its namesake #astronomer Nancy Grace Roman (1925-2018), NASA's 1st chief of astronomy throughout the 60s & 70s, who helped shape the space astronomy program. Nicknamed "mother of Hubble" for her role in planning the revolutionary Hubble Space Telescope, she was active in science communication & an advocate for #womenInSTEM throughout her career. 🧵1/ https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/4586474964 #linocut #printmaking #sciart #histsci

For #spacetober_challenge day 11 prompt crew or cargo spacecraft, my portrait of mathematician, aeronautical engineer, philanthropist and Cherokee ‘hidden figure’ of the space race: Mary Golda Ross (1908-2008).⁠ ⁠ Great-great-granddaughter of Chief John Ross, who was forced to lead his people on the Trail of Tears, Ross attributed her success in math to the Cherokee tradition of encouraging equal 🧵1/ https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/634592877 #printmaking #sciart #womenInSTEM #Indigineer #linocut #mastoArt

Day 5 of #spacetober_challenge by is space station, so I am sharing a tiny linocut print I made of the track of the ISS across the night sky. #linocut #printmaking #spaceArt #sciArt #mastoArt