Natalie Panek: Let's clean up the space junk orbiting Earth
Natalie Panek: Haideţi să curăţăm deşeurile ce orbitează Pământul
Natalie Panek's work is focused on the idea that accountability for our environments never goes away. Full bio
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aţi folosit GPS-ul,
sau chiar aţi luat masa?
that enable our daily lives
care ne fac viaţa posibilă
oferite de sateliţi,
deserve our attention
rely on satellite infrastructure every day
se bazează pe infrastructura satelitară
and to communicate.
şi pentru a comunica.
and environmental monitoring,
şi mediul înconjurător,
navigarea.
and energy markets.
financiare şi energetice.
pe care ne bazăm zi de zi
reach the end of their mission life.
la sfârşitul misiunii lor.
effectively become space junk,
devin deşeuri în spaţiul cosmic,
on a beautiful, sunny day
într-o frumoasă zi de vară,
blowing through your hair.
your car stutters and stalls
maşina se îneacă şi se opreşte
but to abandon your car
decât de a lăsa maşina
and into a shoulder lane
of other traffic.
that you relied on in your everyday life.
şi vă bazaţi pe ea în viaţa de zi cu zi.
de metal inutilă
transportation network.
de transport importantă.
all cluttered with broken down vehicles
ticsite cu autovehicule stricate
of other traffic.
that would be strewn everywhere
care ar fi împrăştiate peste tot
of the satellite industry.
industriei sateliţilor.
over many, many years,
după foarte mulţi ani,
as a temporary solution.
international laws in space
only a total of three launch attempts.
doar trei încercări de lansare.
from all around the world
multe ţări din întreaga lume
of more satellites into orbit,
is only going to increase in the future,
urmând să crească în viitor,
things like the possibility
în considerare posibilitatea
constellations being launched.
celor mai mult de 900 de sateliţi.
to different orbits
we send satellites
by Earth's atmosphere,
de atmosfera Pământului,
în mod natural,
de acum înainte.
above Earth as the Earth rotates,
în timp ce Pământul se roteşte,
or television broadcast, for example.
sau transmisiile TV, de exemplu.
could remain there for centuries.
pot rămâne acolo timp de secole.
coined "the graveyard,"
are intentionally placed
of common operational orbits.
de pe orbitele operaţionale.
launched since the late 1950s,
lansaţi la sfârşitul anilor 1950,
is currently operational,
este operaţional în prezent,
that are no longer working,
of marble-sized debris
de fragmente
atât pentru misiunile spaţiale,
to space missions,
that we rely on each and every day.
pe care ne bazăm în fiecare zi.
has become increasingly worrisome,
este tot mai îngrijorătoare,
and international efforts
şi internaţionale
of additional debris.
creării de noi deşeuri.
pe orbita terestră joasă
în mai puţin de 25 de ani,
hasn't been working for years.
este defect de ani de zile.
for those dead geostationary spacecraft
de pe orbita geostaţionară
is binding under international law,
nu sunt impuse de legea internaţională,
implemented through national mechanisms.
prin mecanisme naţionale.
the debris that's already up there.
la deşeurile deja existente.
to limit the future creation of debris.
crearea de noi deşeuri.
responabilitatea nimănui.
an interesting comparison
o comparaţie interesantă
we interact with our environments,
cu mediul înconjurător,
mai mare altitudine din lume.
of the world's highest peak,
celui mai înalt vârf din lume,
lăsate în urmă de alpinişti
that there's speculation
că se speculează ideea
of penalties and legal obligations.
mult mai stricte.
is to persuade climbers
de a-i convinge pe alpinişti
climbers who bring down extra waste,
pe alpiniştii care recuperează deşeurile,
voluntary cleanup trips.
expediţii de strângere a gunoiului.
should police themselves.
ar trebui să se autodisciplineze.
efforts at conservation
pentru conservare
we shouldn't do everything in our power
să facem tot ce putem
that we rely and depend on,
de care depindem.
and inadequate infrastructure
şi lipsa unei infrastructuri adecvate
foarte dificilă.
on a satellite breaks down,
opportunities for repairs,
about how we designed satellites?
sateliţii mai inţelept?
they were built in,
international laws with teeth
disposal of satellites
sateliţilor ieşiţi din uz,
need to be charged a deposit
ar trebui să plătească
un satelit pe orbită,
în mod corespunzător,
some quota of debris.
de deşeuri este curăţată.
needs to have technology on board
să dispună de tehnologie
launched in 2014, for example,
lansat de Marea Britanie în 2014,
din uz să fie eliminat
because it's small,
pentru că satelitul este mic,
or in larger orbits
mai înalte sau mai întinse
like the size of school buses,
la lasere de mare putere,
like high-powered lasers
or space mechanics.
sau a unor mecanici ai spaţiului.
on a satellite,
unei navete spaţiale
on a spacecraft
the fuel tanks on our cars?
rezervorul propriei maşini?
of satellites orbiting around the Earth.
ce orbitează în jurul Pământului.
or cleanup options we come up with,
a deşeurilor vom adopta,
doar o problemă tehnică.
and politics that we have to sort out.
spaţiul trebuie reglementate.
să folosim spaţiul în mod viabil.
to use space sustainably yet.
nostru de a trăi şi de a lucra
to change the way we live and work
beyond the boundaries of Earth.
împuse pe Pământ.
in the name of learning and innovation,
în numele ştiinţei şi inovaţiei,
for our environments never goes away.
pentru impactul nostru asupra mediului.
in the low Earth and geostationary orbits,
şi cea geostaţionară sunt ticsite
launching new satellites
să lansăm noi sateliţi
leave a broken down car
sau veţi folosi GPS-ul,
that make those activities possible.
care face posibile aceste activităţi.
on the environment surrounding Earth,
that together we must reduce our impact.
trebuie să ne diminuăm impactul.
s-o păstrăm neschimbată.
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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