Chris Hadfield says heB次元官网网址檚 been working with King Charles on a space sustainability plan dubbed the Astra Carta.

The Astra Carta will explore how humans can use space and settle the moon in a different way than they have settled on Earth, the Canadian astronaut said Tuesday.

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Hadfield has been working on the initiative since last summer, when the British monarch, who has long been outspoken on environmental issues, reached out to him for help. They plan to release a version of the Astra Carta on June 28 in London.

Hadfield hopes the Astra Carta will evolve into a document that will engage many decision makers across the globe and guide some of the fundamental patterns around human and legal behaviour in new territories like space.

Canadians should think of some of the issues it will raise as if we have just discovered an untapped continent, he said.

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The Astra Carta name is a nod to the Magna Carta, a document dating back to 1215, which guaranteed English political liberties and lay the foundations for modern democracy and freedoms.

When it was first drafted, Hadfield said it was rejected by the public and eventually rewritten. He expects the Astra Carta to evolve as well and to draw interest from policymakers.

He said he was editing a final draft of it last night and has been helping the king and his staff write it.

It isnB次元官网网址檛 HadfieldB次元官网网址檚 first brush with royalty.

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