{"id":3942,"date":"2025-02-11T15:03:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/?p=3942"},"modified":"2025-02-12T09:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:08:07","slug":"de-mayor-quiero-ser-astronauta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/en\/de-mayor-quiero-ser-astronauta","title":{"rendered":"\"When I grow up I want to be an astronaut.\""},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Girls want to be astronauts: the importance of science in childhood<\/strong> \ud83d\ude80\ud83d\udd2c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At <em>Las Provincias<\/em> have highlighted the story of Alejandra and Irene, two young girls passionate about science and technology. Alejandra, only 9 years old, already has her own YouTube channel, <em>Pepa's laboratory<\/em>, where she shares experiments and scientific curiosities. Irene, 11, loves mathematics, physics and programming, and remembers that her first experiment was a volcano with baking soda and vinegar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robotica-1024x717.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robotica-1024x717.png 1024w, https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robotica-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robotica-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robotica-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robotica-600x420.png 600w, https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robotica.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the director of the organizers of Space Camp Valencia, Raquel Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez, warns of a worrying problem: <strong>many girls lose interest in science when they move from primary to secondary school<\/strong>. The lack of references and environments that encourage their curiosity contribute to this gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rima.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rima.png 650w, https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rima-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rima-18x7.png 18w, https:\/\/spacecampvalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rima-600x243.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Space Camp Valencia<\/strong>, we want to change this reality. Our camp offers a space for children to explore science in a fun and practical way: <strong>rover programming, virtual reality, space simulations and engineering challenges<\/strong>. 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