{"id":7810,"date":"2024-04-02T08:07:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T08:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proespacio.tedae.org\/?p=7810"},"modified":"2024-04-02T09:32:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T09:32:45","slug":"carlos-garcia-galan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proespacio.tedae.org\/en\/carlos-garcia-galan\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Garc\u00eda-Gal\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7810\" class=\"elementor elementor-7810\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52128a94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52128a94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38af7e7b\" data-id=\"38af7e7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9291f3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9291f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carlos Garc\u00eda-Gal\u00e1n, born in Malaga in 1974, has been one of the main representatives of our country in NASA for over 15 years. Carlos holds a Bachelor of Space Science and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree by the Florida Institute of Technology. He is currently participating in NASA\u2019s Artemis program, developing the Orion spacecraft that has been tested around the Moon with sights on the ultimate objective: reaching Mars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06be8dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"06be8dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d53301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d53301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>How would you say NASA has changed during the last 15 years, since you came on board?<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b648e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60b648e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The NASA<\/b>, in  my opinion,  has changed significantly, adapting to the changes of society and to what we have learned from the projects that we have undertaken during these few years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c81f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94c81f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maybe, the most significant change is the introduction of private companies such as SpaceX, Sierra and Blue Origin directly into our project in a way that they develop systems with our help and we buy the services. This is most significant in projects such as the transportation of cargo and astronauts to the ISS, and what is now the development of the spacecraft that will take astronauts from the orbit of the Moon to the lunar surface.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eee92d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eee92d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We expect this to give us an innovative edge to lower development and operational costs in areas where they have room to do business, while we focus on things that are harder and require a greater investment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b18f88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b18f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRight now <strong>which project are you the proudest to\nhave taken part of? What learning experiences\nstand out?\n<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc9569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddc9569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArtemis is the project that I am the proudest to have participated in, because it is a new era of space exploration for humanity, out of which we will reap technological and scientific benefits for years to come, in addition to the fact that it will imply an immense source of inspiration for new generations.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8bb23a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8bb23a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring these years developing the Orion spacecraft, we have learned to adapt technologies to problems that we already knew, such as reaching the Moon, to have a much higher capability for exploration and sustainability. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e314bd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e314bd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe also continue to leverage the benefit of engaging in an international project and of counting with the experience and enthusiasm of many other countries, such as the European Space Agency in the Orion spacecraft.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e6aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94e6aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou have recently participated in the Small Satellites &amp; Services International Forum (SSSIF) in Malaga <strong>What have you learned from this experience?\n<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b58a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3b58a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI have noticed the drive that you can find in Europe and Spain in relation to the space sector, and especially the great interest there is in participating in Artemis by relatively small companies all the way to government agencies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de15a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de15a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t We need to continue leveraging this interest and the contribution of all of this sector to continue furthering the drive for space exploration.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610bc85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"610bc85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote>Although we went to the moon more than 50 years ago, the truth is that we still know very little about it, and human exploration there was very limited\u201d<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b1167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5b1167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReading general-interest media outlets, it seems that the Moon is trending once again, with missions such as SLIM, Chandrayaan-3 and Artemis <strong>Where does this interest come from?<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23aa243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23aa243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt is actually humanity\u2019s frontier right now. Despite the fact that we went to the Moon over 50 years ago, the truth is that we still know very little about it and human exploration there was very limited.\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb553b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceb553b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe desire of humanity to know and expand beyond our planet Earth still feels like science fiction, and through these programs\u2014especially Artemis\u2014we will make it come true. That is why there is so much interest. The Apollo Program was a huge step for humanity and now we must take the next step.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d64cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d64cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-651\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/proespacio.tedae.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/entrevista_56.jpg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Carlos Garc\u00eda-Gal\u00e1n\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3f4f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a3f4f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>What do you consider is Artemis\u2019 main technological challenge today?<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b231eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b231eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are many. Generally, being able to live and work in a sustainable manner in deep space. You need a lot of things to be able to do that\u2014scientific knowledge, new technology and knowing how to perform all operations, including the logistical challenges.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32d355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c32d355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnlike during the first Moon landing missions, nowadays the collaboration both between agencies and between these and the private sector is much closer. <strong>What is your take on the role of international industry today?\n<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb64e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eb64e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt will be supremely important for the private commercial sector\u2019s drive for deep space exploration, starting with the Moon, to continue. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba1d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ba1d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA and other government agencies must focus on the development and advancement of technology to face the most complex challenges which require greater resources and investment in terms of funds, science and technology.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c65eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8c65eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBut we need a powerful and interested industry to innovate in the services that we have already engaged in and privatized in near-Earth orbit, such as cargo transportation, communications, satellites for positioning services, etc. Companies that simplify the systems and operations that these services require will allow us to focus on the new challenges and advances of crewed exploration.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8bb224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8bb224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-651\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/proespacio.tedae.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Orion_and_European_Service_Module_orbiting_Earth.jpg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ori\u00f3n y el M\u00f3dulo de Servicio Europeo orbitando la Tierra\" \/>\n<figcaption>Orion and the European Service Module orbiting the Earth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e15754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e15754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLast year, Spain became the twenty-fifth country to sign the Artemis Accords. <strong>Would you say space is becoming a good example of international cooperation?\n\n<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb1892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcb1892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpace exploration does not belong to just a select handful of countries; it must belong to all of humanity. On these premises, we must lead a coalition that is as big as possible of countries that want to contribute to this endeavor, peacefully and to everyone\u2019s benefit. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8271cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8271cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cooperation that we have already engaged in during projects such as ISS and, now, Artemis, will enable us to face greater challenges for humanity here on Earth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b85ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b85ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs the person in charge of the service module integration in the Orion spacecraft,<strong> what technological characteristics would you say stand out\u2014in particular, in relation to industry contributions?\n<\/strong>\n\n&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed0a41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ed0a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI would highlight the potential of the European and Spanish industries in the field of spacecraft construction, including the development of structures, power generation and distribution systems and the propulsion system.\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716befd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"716befd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlso, the knowledge of the spacecraft integration and testing phase demonstrate the experience that the European industry already has in that regard.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-affa5e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"affa5e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Do you know Spanish astronaut Pablo \u00c1lvarez? Do you believe he will be a crewmember in an Orion spacecraft in the future?\n<\/strong>\n\n&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28c54d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d28c54d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI know him, but not in person. I hope I get to do so soon and, of course, I will welcome him with open arms when he starts training in one of the Artemis missions!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f063e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f063e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Why is there a will to reach the Moon after 50 years and what happened during all this time that this interest did not exist?\n\n<\/strong>\n\n&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ff970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0ff970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn interest for going back to the Moon and continue exploring has always existed, but we were focused on learning how to live and work in space and develop safer spacecraft more suitable for a sustainable space exploration. Space exploration budgets radically changed once the space race in the 60s came to an end after the United States reached the Moon. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a8fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2a8fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote>Space exploration does not belong to a select group of countries, it should belong to all humanity\u201d<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42c2ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b42c2ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn fact, they would not be sustainable today. Since then, we developed the Space Shuttle and the ISS in order to get to, live and work in space in a sustainable manner. We have also seen the cost of transporting cargo and astronauts to space plummet with the emergence of private companies who have innovated in this regard. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d01a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11d01a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll of this is headed towards us being prepared for the next step, which will be to do the same in the orbit and on the surface of the Moon, with sights on learning and preparing to go to Mars.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb556b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bb556b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-651\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/proespacio.tedae.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/block1_night_mf_bkdrop.jpg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd10317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd10317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn closing, if you had to venture a date... <strong>when do you believe humanity could reach Mars?\n<\/strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0452d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0452d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis decade we will return to the Moon with astronauts and set the foundations for surface exploration, which we will expand in the following decade the 2030s. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca80cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca80cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn my opinion, we will be developing the systems that will take us to Mars in the late 2030s, so then or in the early 2040s I hope that we will see the first astronauts set foot on Mars. We could also think that, if the drive of private companies continues and there is an exponential innovation curve, this could happen much earlier. We will see.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b4674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10b4674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI would highlight the potential of the European and Spanish industries in the field of spacecraft construction, including the development of structures, power generation and distribution systems and the propulsion system.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94164fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94164fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Also, the knowledge of the spacecraft integration and testing phase demonstrate the experience that the European industry already has in that regard.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Garc\u00eda-Gal\u00e1n, nacido en M\u00e1laga en 1974, es uno de los principales representantes de nuestro pa\u00eds en la NASA desde hace m\u00e1s de 15 a\u00f1os. 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