Natalie Panek: Let's clean up the space junk orbiting Earth
Natalie Panek: Vamos limpar o lixo espacial que orbita a Terra
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that enable our daily lives
que fazemos no dia a dia
deserve our attention
rely on satellite infrastructure every day
dependem de satélites todos os dias
and to communicate.
e para se comunicar.
and environmental monitoring,
and energy markets.
financeiro e de energia.
dos quais dependemos dia após dia
reach the end of their mission life.
chegar ao fim da sua missão.
effectively become space junk,
se tornam lixo espacial,
on a beautiful, sunny day
em um dia lindo e ensolarado
blowing through your hair.
your car stutters and stalls
dá um solavanco e para
but to abandon your car
senão abandonar seu carro
e seja capaz de movê-lo para o acostamento
and into a shoulder lane
de outros veículos.
of other traffic.
that you relied on in your everyday life.
da qual você dependia em seu cotidiano.
transportation network.
valiosa rede de trasporte.
all cluttered with broken down vehicles
todas abarrotadas de veículos quebrados
of other traffic.
espalhados por todo o lugar
that would be strewn everywhere
of the satellite industry.
da indústria de satélites.
over many, many years,
em órbita por muitos e muitos anos
as a temporary solution.
como uma solução temporária.
international laws in space
depois de usarmos.
only a total of three launch attempts.
de apenas três tentativas de lançamento.
from all around the world
de países por todo o mundo
of more satellites into orbit,
is only going to increase in the future,
só vai aumentar no futuro,
coisas, como a possibilidade
things like the possibility
constellations being launched.
com mais de 900 satélites.
to different orbits
de enviarmos satélites
we send satellites
da Terra a até 2 mil km de altitude.
by Earth's atmosphere,
armazenados pela atmosfera da Terra,
above Earth as the Earth rotates,
no mesmo lugar conforme a Terra gira,
or television broadcast, for example.
televisivas possíveis, por exemplo.
could remain there for centuries.
como esses poderiam ficar lá por séculos.
coined "the graveyard,"
de refugo ou de descarte,
are intentionally placed
intencionalmente ao final de suas vidas
of common operational orbits.
de órbitas operacionais comuns.
launched since the late 1950s,
lançados desde o final da década de 1950,
is currently operational,
está atualmente em funcionamento,
that are no longer working,
of marble-sized debris
de entulhos do tamanho de uma bola de gude
to space missions,
para missões espaciais,
that we rely on each and every day.
de que dependemos todos os dias.
has become increasingly worrisome,
terem se tornado tão preocupantes,
and international efforts
nacionais e internacionais
of additional debris.
de resíduos adicionais.
na órbita baixa terrestre
em menos de 25 anos,
hasn't been working for years.
não funciona há anos.
for those dead geostationary spacecraft
geoestacionárias inoperantes
is binding under international law,
está vinculada a leis internacionais,
implemented through national mechanisms.
por meio de mecanismos nacionais.
the debris that's already up there.
que já estão lá em cima.
to limit the future creation of debris.
a criação futura de destroços.
responsabilidade de ninguém.
an interesting comparison
é uma comparação interessante
we interact with our environments,
sobre como interagimos com nosso ambiente,
recebe a honra duvidosa
mais alto do mundo.
of the world's highest peak,
do pico mais alto do mundo,
that there's speculation
de que há especulações
of penalties and legal obligations.
e obrigações legais.
is to persuade climbers
climbers who bring down extra waste,
paguem alpinistas que recolham lixo extra,
voluntary cleanup trips.
viagens voluntárias de limpeza.
should police themselves.
deveriam policiar a si mesmos.
efforts at conservation
bem-intencionados
fazer tudo ao nosso alcance
we shouldn't do everything in our power
that we rely and depend on,
dos quais dependemos,
e a infraestrutura inadequada
and inadequate infrastructure
um grande desafio.
atingir novos patamares
on a satellite breaks down,
opportunities for repairs,
about how we designed satellites?
a como desenvolvemos satélites?
em que foram construídos,
they were built in,
que ser padronizados para reciclar,
international laws with teeth
leis internacionais
disposal of satellites
precisem fazer um depósito
need to be charged a deposit
adequadamente
some quota of debris.
uma certa parcela de destroços.
needs to have technology on board
ter tecnologia a bordo
lançado em 2014, por exemplo,
launched in 2014, for example,
because it's small,
por ser pequeno,
or in larger orbits
maiores ou mais altas
like the size of school buses,
do tamanho de um ônibus escolar,
like high-powered lasers
como lêiseres de alta potência
or space mechanics.
ou mecânicos espaciais.
quebrados em um satélite,
on a satellite,
on a spacecraft
the fuel tanks on our cars?
o combustível dos nossos carros?
of satellites orbiting around the Earth.
de satélites que orbitam a Terra.
or cleanup options we come up with,
ou limpeza que encontrarmos,
um problema técnico.
and politics that we have to sort out.
e políticas que temos que resolver.
to use space sustainably yet.
de utilizar o espaço de forma sustentável.
a maneira que vivemos e trabalhamos
to change the way we live and work
beyond the boundaries of Earth.
ultrapassando as fronteiras da Terra.
em nome do aprendizado e da inovação,
in the name of learning and innovation,
for our environments never goes away.
por nossos ambientes nunca acaba.
in the low Earth and geostationary orbits,
nas órbitas baixa e geoestacionária,
launching new satellites
lançando novos satélites
leave a broken down car
um carro estragado no meio da estrada.
that make those activities possible.
que tornam tudo isso possível.
on the environment surrounding Earth,
em torno da Terra,
that together we must reduce our impact.
reduzir nosso impacto.
uma beleza extraordinária
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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