We're hosting these events in partnership with Speakeasy, an early-stage startup offering intimate, online events with fascinating speakers and performers. Their vision is to bring the vibrancy of a university campus to people everywhere.

Overhead and out of sight, an infrastructure of satellites supports our globally-connected society. Like any industry on the ground, however, the space industry also produces waste byproducts, and this waste circulates alongside our valuable satellites. In this fascinating talk with historian of science Lisa Ruth Rand, we'll discuss how space junk became a threat, examine the non-human forces in space and on earth that have played an important role in this history, and explore the challenges faced by those who wish to fix the problem.

We're offering a limited number of tickets for this event so that everyone who attends can ask questions and engage in the discussion if they'd like. We hope to create an intimate vibe, as if we're all together in someone's living room, so we'd ask that you keep your video camera on throughout the event.

Entrance into the event is on a first come, first serve basis. Once we hit capacity, we will not be able to allow additional people into the event. Please plan accordingly.

MIT COVID-19 Response Funds

In exchange for the value you receive from this event, we ask that you make a donation (in an amount of your choosing) to the MIT Covid-19 Response Funds.

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