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Meet the team

Anna Bach Valls

Hypatia I: Artist in Residence, Backup
Hypatia II: Artist in Residence, Executive Officer

B.Sc.  in Mathematics and Computer Science, senior product manager at Scopely. Author of the children’s book “Les Exploradores de Mart”.

Anna Bach Valls graduated in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Barcelona. She currently works as a Senior Product Manager in the technology sector in Barcelona, ​​where she defines the vision, strategy and roadmap of a product, ensuring that it responds to customer needs and business objectives. Anna also creates comic strips that she shares on her Instagram profile Annet Planet (@annetplanetcomics), which currently has 38,000 followers. Her cartoons are starring a young girl who works in an office and aim to highlight the role of women in the workplace, always from a positive perspective and, often, with a focus related to STEM.

Anna has also written and illustrated the book “Les Exploradores de Mart”, a story inspired by the Hypatia II mission, intended for children aged 6 to 12, published by Estrella Polar.

Research projects

Outreach and communication

Children Chronicle of the Hypatia II Mission

This is a children’s story that narrates the Hypatia II crew’s space mission to Mars, introducing its brave members and the exciting projects they carry out, along with the fun adventures they experience on the red planet. The book aims to inspire girls to become fearless explorers and scientists, highlighting real women close to fields like engineering, geology, astrophysics, and mathematics. At a critical stage when studies show that girls stop seeing themselves as scientists, this story showcases female role models, fostering their curiosity and showing them that science is for them too.

Engineering, Outreach and communication

Macro art by Satellite

Design an image with technological value that highlights and makes visible the role of women in science and the Hypatia mission. Unfold the drawing on a large scale in the desert and capture it with a satellite. Use the resulting image to send a media message on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science about the deployment of technology on Mars by an all-female analog mission, and about the power and value of satellites.

Outreach activities

Children’s story

The Martian Explorers

An exciting adventure starring the members of the real scientific Hypatia II mission.

Game

Hypatia I – The Martian Astronauts Card Game

A cooperative card game based on the Hypatia I mission: complete challenges in astronomy, biology, and engineering, test your memory, and ensure the success of the Mars mission in a fun experience to enjoy with family or friends.

Educational project

Astronaut Course

Experience the adventure of a mission to Mars! Learn about astronomy, engineering, health, biology, and communication through hands-on, fun workshops to do in the classroom or at home, inspired by the real experience of the Hypatia I crew.

Short videos

STEM: Physics with Hypatia

Have you ever wondered what would happen if we played a football match in space? Or how the GPS on your mobile phone works? This series of 17 short videos answers surprising questions and immerses you in the science and technology of everyday life.