Girls InSpace Collection

A project in Camuy, Puerto Rico by Alessandra Abe Pacini, PhD^2
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4 books about a group of girls and their adventures always related to Space! From a female scientist to the future Girls InSpace!
Backers: 200
Average Pledge Per Backer: $62

Funded: $12,351 of $5,000
Dates: Feb 10th -> Apr 11th (60 days)
Project By: Alessandra Abe Pacini, PhD^2
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Latest News

Last 24h!

April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We are officially in the last day of our Kickstarter campaing! Less than 24h left... Time for one last update, written using my non-professional English but from the bottom of my heart. The past 59 days were incredible, busy and very exciting for me!... (Read More)

Girls InSpace counting down: last 60 hours!

April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Yay! Here we are, so close to the end of an incredible Kickstarter campaign! Up to now, we've already crossed the 220% funded mark, achieving not only the first goal but also 2 extra stretch goals!   Each one of the almost 200 backers made this... (Read More)

Final goals: Go, go, Girls InSpace!

April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Girls InSpace friends, we are approaching the end of this beautiful campaign and we couldn't be more grateful. We had achieved all the first goals and we are now sure that the Girls InSpace books will reach out kids from Portuguese-, English-,... (Read More)

Yay! 10K! So, what’s next?

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Last week was a big week: Equinox, Solar Week and… 10K!   Thanks to you, dear backers, we crossed the last stretched goal mark of our successful Kickstarter campaign: 10K! Yay! Girls InSpace books will be available for Portuguese-, Engish-,... (Read More)

Girls InSpace, getting closer...

March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Girls InSpace friends, time is flying by and we are getting closer: - to reach the last stretch goal of our campaign: 10K. It will guarantee that the Arabic-speaking kids will join the Portuguese-, English-, Spanish- and French-speaking future... (Read More)

March 8th: the Girls InSpace celebrate the Women’s Day!

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
To celebrate the Women's day, I’d like to introduce you to a very special Space Scientist: Susan Jocelyn Bell. Jocelyn was born in the UK, in 1943, and when she started school, the girls were not allowed to take the science classes (instead, they... (Read More)

Bringing Girls InSpace to life: the illustrations.

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Important kids of my life inspired me to create each one of the Girls InSpace characters: Rafaela and Isabelle were students of mine while Cecilia, Leticia and Paola are family members. Even my two kiddos, Gabriel and Aurora, ended up becoming part... (Read More)

Get inspired! The importance of the female scientists role models

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
When I was a little girl, I was very curious about nature, just like every other kid. But it was only in my teens that I realized that I could be a Space Scientist! More specifically, it was only after watching the movie Contact (based on the... (Read More)

What if we cross the $10K mark?

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
"Wow, Alessandra, you are growing rich with the Girls InSpace Kickstarter campaign!" NO, my friends, this is a non-profit campaign. *EVERY EXTRA DOLLAR COLLECTED WILL BE CONVERTED TO NEW TRANSLATIONS!*   By reaching the first goal ($5K), we... (Read More)

Girls InSpace' team: the 1st 100 backers!

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
It is been only 10 days since the lauching of this campaign and, thanks to each one of you, dear backers, the Girls InSpace Collection will soon be a reality to kids from all the American countries and also to the African kids from territories where... (Read More)

Girls InSpace: meet Isabelle and her Kickstarter friend, Stardust.

February 20th - via: kickstarter.com
I’ve been always surrounded by very energetic young women, as curious as me about Space. They proved me that the Gender Gap that still exists in Space Sciences can (and must) be closed! In 2006, during my first year as a physics professor, I was... (Read More)

100% : WE MADE IT! Up, up, up, Girls InSpace!

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Unbelievable! We crossed the 100% funded mark today: less than 1 week after launching the Kickstarter campaign! Thank you so much for believing in potential of the Girls InSpace Collection, we can now start producing the English and Spanish... (Read More)

70% funded in 4 days... Go Girls InSpace!

February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We are speechless! Girls InSpace crossed the impressive 70% funded mark in only 4 days of campaign! THANK YOU, dear Backers! We are almost there! We cannot wait to achieve the 100% mark, bringing Girls InSpace to life and start dreaming with the... (Read More)

Everybody loves Girls InSpace! <3

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday, during our 2nd day of campaign, Kickstarter started to feature us as "Projects We Love", enhancing the visibility of our project in the platform and bringing new eyeballs to our books! Thanks to the new backers, we are close to 50% of the... (Read More)

What a wonderful take off Girls InSpace had on Feb 11!!!

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than 40 hours active and our Kickstarter campaing already crossed the 20% funded mark! Thank you all for the incredible support, the hundreds of sharing and encouraging messages! We truly believe in the potential of these books to inspire and... (Read More)

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