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BepiColombo is ready for its long cruise to Mercury

Following a series of tests conducted in space over the past five months, the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission has successfully completed its near-Earth commissioning phase and is now ready for the operations that will take place during the cruise and, eventually, for its scientific investigations at Mercury.

The Copernicus Sentinel-6 mission is getting ready to chart the sea level

Global sea level rose on average by 3.2 mm a year between 1993 and 2018, but hidden within this average is the fact that the rate of rise has been accelerating over the last few years.

Monitoring fires using satellite data, Valcea County, Romania, March-April 2019

During the months of Marchand April 2019, several forest fires broke out in Valcea County, Romania. Such events can be monitored using Earth Observation satellite data, which provide important information on the state of the affected areas before, during and after the fires. This allows authorities to assess the situation and make informed intervention decisions, as well as evaluate the damage.

Dust devil tracks on Mars

The winds of Mars are responsible for myriad features across the planet’s surface – including the dark dunes and wispy, filament-like streaks seen in this image from ESA’s Mars Express.

EVENTS

Industry Workshop on ESA 4S Announcement of Opportunity (Secure Satcom for Safety and Security)

On 4 April 2019, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) organised the Industry Workshop on ESA 4S Announcement of Opportunity (Secure Satcom for Safety and Security), at the Conference centre of the National Institute for Aerospace Research "Elie Carafoli" (INCAS).

Marius-Ioan Piso introduced the new honorary members of the International Academy of Astronautics

On 26 March 2019, the President of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), Dr. Phys. Marius-Ioan Piso introduced the election of the new honorary members of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).

United Nations/Romania International Conference on Space Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Precision Farming

From 6 to 10 May 2019, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Government of Romania, through the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), are jointly organising the International Conference on Space Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Precision Farmingin Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

ROSA and the Permanent Mission of Romania to the International Organisations in Vienna organised the event „Space as Enabler”

On 13 February 2019, the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) and the Permanent Mission of Romania to the International Organisations in Vienna organised the event „Space as Enabler” in the framework of the 56th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of UN COPUOS. The event was organised on the occasion of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

EDUCATIONAL NEWS

The Finals of the 2019 National CanSat Competition, Timisoara/Caransebes, 22-25 April 2019

Between 22 and 25 April 2019, nine teams of high-school students from all over Romania will participate at the finals of the 5^th National CanSat Competition. The event is organised by the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) through ESERO Romania, a joint project of the European Space Agency (ESA) and ROSA.

ESA Academy’s Product Assurance Awareness Training Course

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) is inviting Romanian MSc and PhD students studying an engineering subject to apply to the Product Assurance Awareness Training Course (PAA), organised by ESA Academy between 4 and 7 June 2019, at ESEC-Galaxia in Transinne, Belgium. The deadline for applications is 25 April 2019.

Applications open for Alpbach Summer School 2019

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites university students and young graduates to apply for the 43rd edition of the Alpbach Summer School that will be held from 16 to 25 July 2019 and will focus on “Geophysics from Space Using Micro- or Nano-Satellite Constellations”. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2019.

The selection results of the national campaign CanSat 2019

The selection of the teams that will participate in the CanSat 2019 national competition finals has been finalised. The selection process is becoming increasingly difficult from year to year, due to the ever increasing quality of the candidate teams.

ROSA PRESIDENT

President of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) since 2004 and, at the same time CEO starting 1995, Marius-Ioan Piso, PhD, coordinates the Agency's activity on three strategic directions.

STAR PROGRAMME

The Programme for Research, Development and Innovation STAR offers national support for implementing the Agreement between Romania and ESA regarding Romania's accession to the ESA Convention.

COMPETENCE CENTRES

The Space Technology Competences Centres aim at increasing the international competitiveness and visibility of Romania's space science and technology.

SPACE INDUSTRY IN ROMANIA

Economic entities in Romania that are active in the space sector..

SPACE RESEARCH IN ROMANIA

Romania's research community leading space research, development and technological projects.

ESERO ROMANIA

The European Space Education Resource Office — ESERO Romania uses the fascination of space to encourage teaching and learning STEM subjects.

ESA

ESA is an international organisation with 22 member states, whose mission is to elaborate and implement the European space programme. Romania is a member state since 2011.

ITT

The list of ESA invitations to tender, which contain the short description of the project, as well as technical, administrative and contractual requirements.

SPACE REPORT

The ROSA annual report presents Romania's activity in the space sector, as well as a list of research, development and technological entities active in this field.