Karel Nel and COSMOS: A Far-Reaching Artist-in-Residence Collaboration

BARBARA AMELIA KING studied visual arts and film at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. She was awarded a Master of Philosophy in Space Studies from the University of Cape Town, in South Africa, in 2020. She is a member of the International Association of Astronomical Artists and the International Astronautical Federation’s Technical Committee for the Cultural Utilization of Space.

PETER MARTINEZ is a space scientist who chaired the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space’s Working Group on the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities (2011–2018). Martinez is currently executive director of the Secure World Foundation and the 2020 recipient of the Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal for outstanding contributions to education and promotion of space science.