ESA-NASA Memorandum for European presence in lunar orbit
ESA Director General Jan Wörner and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to take Europe to the Moon. The historic agreement will see ESA Member States contribute a number of essential elements to the first human outpost in lunar orbit, known as the Gateway.
Dr. Phys. Marius-Ioan Piso was elected chair of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
On 12 October 2020, Dr. Phys. Marius-Ioan Piso, President of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), was elected chair of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN-COPUOS), for the 2020-2021 period. The decision was taken by consensus by the 95 member states.
National Institute for Aerospace Research Romania demonstrates vertical takeoff
A crucial part of rocket reusability is a smooth return and landing. ESA has helped „Elie Carafoli” National Institute for Aerospace Research Romania, INCAS , to demonstrate vertical takeoff, short hovering and landing manoeuvres using a small-scale flight demonstrator.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2020, awarded for results in the field of black holes
This year, the Nobel Prize in Physics, announced in October, was shared between Roger Penrose from University of Oxford, "for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity" and Reinhard Genzel, of Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, together with Andrea Ghez, from the University of California, " for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy."
The European Space Education Resource Office — ESERO Romania uses the fascination of space to encourage teaching and learning STEM subjects.
