A draft of the text will contain a proposal for its legal “stringency” and the document will be presented to the Spanish Space Agency
Seville, 26 November. (Europe Press) –
Proposal for the Constitution of the Lunar School for the trip of Nuestra Señora del Carmen school students in the district of Torre de la Reina, from Quileña, who visited NASA facilities in Houston (USA) in July, with the help of its witness teachers Herminio Rodríguez Bozo and Jesus García, San Ignacio in the city of Alcalá del Río. Del Viar rallied the school’s community; The Andalusian School has gained new momentum by gaining the support of organizations such as the Space Agency or the Spanish Association of Aeronautical and Space Law, which will provide advice on the specific drafting of the document.
In particular, last July, students from Nuestra Señora del Carmen Public School in Torre de la Reina who traveled to NASA centers in Houston had a meeting with Spanish NASA engineer Eduardo García Lama, chief guide and controller of the Orion rocket. The Artemis mission was intended to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon and prepare for a manned mission to Mars; Presenting him with a plan for the “Moon School Constitution”.
The aforementioned “Moon School Constitution” upholds “additive values, the discovery of meaningful experiences and everything related to space and science,” highlighting the school’s “initiative role” and headquarters in “promoting humanity’s space future.” Among other aspects of the speech was a “new impetus” to encourage interest in science and technology in the space agency’s education sector in Seville.
Obtaining support for the proposal
This proposal was raised during the trip by Professor Herminio Rodríguez Pozo, together with Jesus Garcia, a teacher at the San Ignacio del Viar Public School in the city of Alcalá del Río this year; So far the two aforementioned educational centers in Seville, the Miguel de Cervantes School in Castelblanco de los Arroyos and the Andalusian School have received the support of the Space Agency. Researched and coordinated by Rafael Vidal Rodríguez Sabio; of the Science and Space Proliferation Group based in El Puerto de Santa Maria (Cádiz); Portuguese Astronomy and Space Group Association of Rota, Teaching Faculty of the University of Seville, Andalusia Aerospace Business Group, Semirro Foundation for Physical-Space Robotics of Colombia, Popular Culture College of Bogotá, Association First Female Talent in Space, European Space Agency Spanish Astronaut Sarah Garcia or John Juan Miguel Forminon is Professor of Public International Law and International Relations at Gilbert University.
More specifically, the initiative has the support of the Spanish Association of Aeronautical and Space Law (AEDAE), in addition to Violeta Candullo, being a participant in the Equality Commission of the said institution and the Space Commission of the Elas Vulan Alto Association. A legal research technician at the Eurospace Hub, he is involved in the project and, together with his colleague Doris Conde and the entire leadership of the association, will propose the specific wording of the articles of the future lunar school constitution.
The Moon is Mankind’s heritage
According to Herminio Rodríguez, the document is based on international principles established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966, highlighting the peaceful exploration and use of outer space, with the idea of ”placing the Moon as the heritage of mankind”. , regulating measures to avoid exploitation of its natural resources for profit.
Precisely for this reason, as the aforementioned author points out, the proposal for the constitution of the Lunar School examines “the importance of instilling in new generations a tradition that will allow them to harmoniously create the new space age.”
Violeta Candullo, co-founding partner of the space law consulting firm Aerostral Consulting, notes that she is going to draft a text “with full legal rigor” along with colleagues from the Spanish Association of Aeronautical and Space Law. “Social” view. The general outline of the approach of the Lunar School Constitution is based on the consideration that the students will present the document to the Spanish Space Agency in order to enrich it with their school worldview. In Seville.
Placement in the school environment
In this sense, Professor Herminio Rodríguez concluded by saying that the purpose of “this innocent but inspiring initiative” is to “engage students in the reflection and debate of space issues” in the current international environment that promotes research and space exploration; “Encouraging interest in science and technology” among the school population.
Precisely for this reason, in order to complete this text “What would be the possible regime and habitability of the Moon”, we have requested the additional participation of schools, institutions, the University of Seville and other educational institutions in Andalusia. Future.” Closer”, with the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda “with a sense of sustainability”.
“One place and one moon for all,” noted Professor Herminio Rodríguez Pozo, setting his sights on the moment his school’s student delegation presented a futuristic document to the Spanish Space Agency.
