Natalie Panek: Let's clean up the space junk orbiting Earth
ناتالي بانيك: دعونا ننظف المدار الأرضي من القمامة الفضائية
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أو استخدمت نظام التموضع العالمي
that enable our daily lives
التي تسهل حياتنا اليومية
deserve our attention
rely on satellite infrastructure every day
على بنيتنا التحتية من الأقمار الصناعية
and to communicate.
and environmental monitoring,
and energy markets.
بالأسواق المالية والطاقة
reach the end of their mission life.
effectively become space junk,
تصبح تلك الأقمار قمامة فضائية
on a beautiful, sunny day
في الطريق السريع في يوم جميل مشمس
blowing through your hair.
your car stutters and stalls
but to abandon your car
and into a shoulder lane
of other traffic.
that you relied on in your everyday life.
تعتمدون عليها في حياتكم اليومية.
transportation network.
all cluttered with broken down vehicles
تتكدس فيها جميع السيارات المعطلة
of other traffic.
that would be strewn everywhere
of the satellite industry.
over many, many years,
تهيم بالمدار للعديد من السنوات،
as a temporary solution.
international laws in space
only a total of three launch attempts.
كان هناك فقط ثلاث محاولات إطلاق.
from all around the world
أطلقت العديد من الدول حول العالم
of more satellites into orbit,
is only going to increase in the future,
في الارتفاع مستقبلا،
things like the possibility
constellations being launched.
to different orbits
we send satellites
by Earth's atmosphere,
تصطدم بالغلاف الجوي للأرض،
above Earth as the Earth rotates,
حول الأرض أثناء دورانها،
or television broadcast, for example.
could remain there for centuries.
أن تبقى هناك لقرون.
coined "the graveyard,"
are intentionally placed
of common operational orbits.
launched since the late 1950s,
أطلق منذ الخمسينيات
is currently operational,
that are no longer working,
of marble-sized debris
من الحطام بحجم البلي الصغيرة
to space missions,
تهديدا كبيرا للرحلات الفضائية،
that we rely on each and every day.
has become increasingly worrisome,
والمخلفات أصبح أكثر إقلاقا،
and international efforts
of additional debris.
من إنتاج المزيد من الحطام.
بمدارات منخفضة حول الأرض
hasn't been working for years.
متوقفًا عن العمل منذ سنوات.
for those dead geostationary spacecraft
لإبعاد المركبات الفضائية المهجورة
is binding under international law,
ليست ملزمة بموجب القانون الدولي،
implemented through national mechanisms.
بآليات وطنية خاصة بكل دولة.
غير مجدية على المدى الطويل،
the debris that's already up there.
to limit the future creation of debris.
للحد من إنتاج المزيد من الحطام مستقبلا.
ليست مسؤولية جهة واحدة بمفردها.
an interesting comparison
هو مقارنة مثيرة للاهتمام
we interact with our environments,
حول كيفية تفاعلنا مع بيئتنا،
of the world's highest peak,
التي تركها المتسلقون خلفهم
that there's speculation
بأن هناك أحاديث
of penalties and legal obligations.
is to persuade climbers
climbers who bring down extra waste,
للمتسلقين لتنظيف بعض المخلفات الإضافية
voluntary cleanup trips.
should police themselves.
مراقبة بعضها البعض.
efforts at conservation
في الحفاظ على البيئة
we shouldn't do everything in our power
أنه لا يجب أن نبذل كل ما نستطيع
that we rely and depend on,
and inadequate infrastructure
فإن بعد الموقع وعدم ملائمة البنية التحتية
on a satellite breaks down,
جزء من القمر الصناعي بعطب ما
opportunities for repairs,
about how we designed satellites?
في طريقة تصميمنا للأقمار الصناعية؟
they were built in,
international laws with teeth
disposal of satellites
بنهاية عمرها الافتراضي
need to be charged a deposit
some quota of debris.
needs to have technology on board
launched in 2014, for example,
الذي أطلق في 2014، على سبيل المثال،
because it's small,
لكونه صغير الحجم،
or in larger orbits
على ارتفاع أعلى أو في مدارات أكبر
like the size of school buses,
like high-powered lasers
على تقنية الليزر الشديد القوة،
قد يبدو مجنونا على المدى القريب.
or space mechanics.
أو ميكانيكا الفضاء.
on a satellite,
on a spacecraft
the fuel tanks on our cars?
سنزود خزانات السيارات بالوقود؟
of satellites orbiting around the Earth.
لمئات الأقمار الدائرة حول الأرض.
or cleanup options we come up with,
إعادة التدوير أو التنظيف التي نأتي بها،
and politics that we have to sort out.
وسياسات فضاء معقدة يجب علينا تنسيقها.
to use space sustainably yet.
لاستخدام الفضاء بشكل مستدام.
to change the way we live and work
لتغيير طريقة العيش والعمل
beyond the boundaries of Earth.
in the name of learning and innovation,
for our environments never goes away.
بأن المسؤولية على بيئتنا لا تسقط أبدا.
in the low Earth and geostationary orbits,
والجغرافية الثابتة مكتظة بدون شك،
launching new satellites
leave a broken down car
أو استعمالكم نظام التموضع العالمي،
that make those activities possible.
التي جعلت تلك الأعمال اليومية أمرا ممكنا.
on the environment surrounding Earth,
على البيئة المحيطة بالأرض،
that together we must reduce our impact.
بأنه علينا معا خفض تأثيرنا.
بأن نبقي عليه بهذا الشكل.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Natalie Panek - Rocket scientist, explorerNatalie Panek's work is focused on the idea that accountability for our environments never goes away.
Why you should listen
Natalie Panek's love of space and aviation led her to obtain a private pilot's license, design and drive a solar-powered car across North America, and build space robotics. She has participated in internships at NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center and at NASA's Ames Research Center, where she worked on a mission to Mars. With degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering, Panek has contributed to a number of space projects, including MDA's satellite servicing initiative and ESA's 2020 ExoMars rover program. She currently works in Mission Systems at MDA's robotics and automation division, on Canadian space robotics and other space exploration programs.
Panek founded her website, thePanekRoom, to encourage women to pursue challenging careers in nontraditional fields and explore the outdoors. She was featured on the editorial site "Women You Should Know" as a STEM Rock Star who is revolutionizing how we think about women in tech, and Canada's Financial Post describes Panek as "a vocal advocate for women in technology." She is also a member of the prestigious Explorer's Club and a Fellow of Royal Canadian Geographic Society. PANEK is the 2013 recipient of the University of Calgary Graduate of the Last Decade Award and the Northern Lights Award Foundation 2013 Rising Star in aerospace. She also joins an elite group of women as one of WXN's Top 100 Most Powerful Women (2014), Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Manufacturing and Industry (2015), Flare's inaugural 30 Under 30 list (2015) and one of Canada's Greatest Women Explorers by Canadian Geographic (2016).
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