Pat Monteith has been a fan of space travel since she was a teenager and learned her mother was part of the team that assembled the boots worn by Project Mercury astronauts. She went to college to get a degree in math with the hope of working in Mission Control for NASA, but her life took a different path when she developed an interest in radio. She became the founder and long-time general manager of Boston's National Public Radio music station. Pat's interest in space travel has never waned; she has become a NASA citizen scientist involved with their "Informing Asteroid Initiative" and "CosmoQuest: Asteroid Mappers" project, and is certified to handle Lunar & Meteorite samples. This is her first book for children. Pat lives in Brockton, MA