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title: "Joalda Morancy: The Path to Space"
description: "Discover the journey of astrophysicist Joalda Morancy, and their book Aliens: Join the Scientists Searching Space for Extraterrestrial Life."
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# [Joalda Morancy: The Path to Space](https://blog.museumofflight.org/flightdeck/joalda-morancy-the-path-to-space)

 Written by [Sean Mobley](https://blog.museumofflight.org/flightdeck/author/sean-mobley) | Tue, November 7, 2023

Author, astrophysicist and science communicator Joalda Morancy wrote their young readers book “Aliens: Join the Scientists Searching Space for Extraterrestrial Life” while they were still a college student at the University of Chicago in 2021. They joined our host Sean Mobley for conversation about science, finding their people, and the reasons genuine representation in STEM helps make our own planet a better place for everyone.

Full shownotes after the jump.

[The Museum of Flight](https://soundcloud.com/themuseumofflight) · [Joalda Morancy: The Path to Space](https://soundcloud.com/themuseumofflight/joalda-morancy-the-path-to-space/s-vekcpkthIwH)

 

[Link to donate to The Museum of Flight](https://pages.museumofflight.org/flight-deck-donate)

[Link to Joalda’s book Aliens](https://www.museumofflightstore.org/aliens-join-the-scientists-searching-space.html)

[Link to Joalda’s website](https://www.joalda.space/)

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