Jada Scott: Future Rocket Ship Designer To Release First Book

          (Editor's Note: Jada Scott of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is looking forward to the release of her first book, "Talking Planets: The Night Problem." She will use this blog to share her experiences while pursuing her dream to become a NASA rocket ship designer and engineer. Her first book will be released sometime this fall.)

          NASHVILLE -- Jada Scott, a 10-year-old student at Homer Pittard Campus School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has dreamed of writing a book ever since she visited the U.S. Space and Rocket Center and the Adventure Science Center.

         The talented author and visual artist, who plans to be a rocket ship designer/engineer when she grows up, will release her "Talking Planets Comic Book: The Night Problem," in fall 2018. She takes readers on an adventurous journey through the solar system aboard a red, white and purple rocket, bringing our sun, the nearby planets, moon, and even a black hole to life with insightful facts and original artwork.

         "I aspire to work for NASA as a rocket ship designer/engineer when I grow up," says Jada, a fifth-grader at Homer Pittard. "In addition to my love for science, I enjoy art and creating solar system models."

         Space travelers learn what it would be like to visit our sun and planetary neighbors. Here are a few of her observations.

         * Mercury is blazing hot on one side and freezing cold on the other.

         * Meanwhile, Venus reaches a high temperature of 864 degrees, way too hot for a long stay.

         * Astronauts on her rocket learn that Mars is pestered by a chaotic asteroid belt while being menaced by passing spaceships with bright cameras.

         *  By the time her rocket reaches Jupiter, space travelers are itchy from all of the storms they observe in the Great Red Spot.

         At the end of her book, Jada invites readers of all ages to join her on a space bus for more exploration. She created a mixed media image of her bus with metal markers and paper. The future rocket scientist used pencil to develop the concepts for another two-dozen original illustrations, including the rocket, sun and planets. Readers even get to meet a NASA engineer.

         "I would like to thank Mom, Dad, the Adventure Science Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for the inspiration in writing my first book," Jada added. "You have helped me accomplish a difficult task."

         For more information about Jada Scott's book, "Talking Planets," visit www.Facebook.com/TalkingPlanetsBook.