30 June 2019 is Asteroid Day
30 June is the International Asteroid Day, a United Nations recognised international event, organised for raising awareness on the risks of asteroid impacts and the methods to protect the Earth. The event was established on this date in the memory of the Tunguska, Siberia impact that took place in 1908, and was the largest asteroid impact in the recent history of the Earth.
Road to ESA’s Council at Ministerial Level “Space19+”
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing its next Council at Ministerial Level, which will take place on 27 – 28 November 2019, in Seville, under the name ”Space19+”. In preparation for the Council, ESA has published a blog detailing the main topics to be addressed at the meeting, as well as a questionnaire on Voyage 2050, ESA’s space programme for 2035 – 2050 time frame.
The JUICE mission will ride into space on an Ariane launch vehicle
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, JUICE, will ride into space on an Ariane launch vehicle, Arianespace and ESA confirmed at the International Paris Air Show. JUICE is the first large-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015 – 2025 programme. Its mission is devoted to complete a unique tour of the Jupiter system.
LISA Mission High-level Meeting in Bucharest — Romanian contributions to the first space-based gravitational wave observatory
On 14-15 May 2019, the Institute of Space Science (ISS) of the Măgurele Physics Platform and the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) organised a high-level meeting in Bucharest, for the representatives of the national project leaders for the LISA Mission. Space agency representatives from 11 European Space Agency (ESA) Member States as well as from NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) attended the event.
The European Space Education Resource Office — ESERO Romania uses the fascination of space to encourage teaching and learning STEM subjects.
