Steve Durst, diplomático espacial estadounidense que se acercó a China, muere a los 82 años

Steve Durst, ciudadano estadounidense y diplomático espacial que tendió puentes con China, falleció el mes pasado en su casa de California a los 82 años. Fundó la International Lunar Observatory Association para fomentar colaboraciones en la exploración espacial. Sus esfuerzos destacaron la emoción compartida por el descubrimiento cósmico a pesar de los desafíos políticos.

Steve Durst – el diplomático espacial ciudadano estadounidense que se acercó a China Steve Durst falleció el mes pasado en su casa de California a los 82 años. Había asistido a un taller en Chiang Mai, Tailandia, poco antes de su muerte. Durst fundó la organización sin fines de lucro International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) y publicaba sobre el entrenamiento de astronautas chinos ya en 1980, cuando las ambiciones de vuelo espacial humano del país eran poco conocidas fuera. Sus esfuerzos tendieron un puente sobre la división política por la “emoción compartida de explorar el cosmos”. Quentin Parker, director del Laboratorio de Investigación Espacial de la Universidad de Hong Kong y socio internacional clave del proyecto, dijo: “El telescopio será el legado espacial final y mayor de Steve, y es conmovedor y profundamente adecuado.” “Steve era un americano orgulloso y patriótico”, dijo Parker. “Amaba su país, su espíritu pionero y su larga historia de logros pioneros en el espacio.” Pero también invirtió tiempo, energía y capital político y financiero en construir colaboraciones constructivas y prácticas con la comunidad espacial china “en un momento en que hacerlo no era sencillo ni de moda en algunos círculos occidentales – y es cada vez más difícil hoy”, añadió Parker. Palabras clave: Chiang Mai, Hong Kong, International Lunar Observatory Association, China Daily, China, Quentin Parker, Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics and Electricity, Beijing, National Astronomical Observatories of China, Thailand, Milky Way, China Academy of Space Technology, California, Chang'e-7, Steve Durst.

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