Peake, who became the first British astronaut to walk in space, has been rebranded as Orbital in the new comic book called the ‘STEM Squad’, which highlights the work of prominent people working in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
“I’m so excited to have been invited to join the STEM Squad,” he said. “I’ve always loved superheroes but never imagined I could get to become one someday, let alone Orbital, helping to defeat elemental climate change monsters.”
The 49-year-old from Chichester, who is also an Honorary Fellow of the IET, features in the comic book alongside coding entrepreneur June Angelides; engineer Shrouk El-Attar, and bionics educator James Young, who is a double amputee. The comic sees the team come together as a team to tackle a giant smog monster threatening to destroy one of the world’s biggest solar farms.
“My fascination with science and engineering began when I was at school and I feel passionately about getting...