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CRYO2ICE: ESA and NASA work together to measure ice

ESA’s CryoSat-2 and NASA’s ICESat-2 satellites were brought together for an unique campaign: CRYO2ICE.

With hundreds of satellites launched every year, in-space collisions and the creation of fast-moving fragments of space debris – or ‘space junk’ – are becoming increasingly likely, threatening our continued human and technological presence in space.

Contract signed to build Europe’s carbon dioxide monitoring mission

With the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere approaching levels that humans may have never before experienced, the need to monitor sources of emissions is more urgent than ever – hence the Copernicus Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission being one of Europe’s new high-priority satellite missions. On 31 July 2020, ESA signed a contract to build the first two satellites that make up the mission.

Calling for ideas for next Earth Explorer

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) is inviting scientists to submit proposals for the next Earth Explorer mission. The call was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), as part of ESA’s continuing commitment to realise cutting-edge satellite missions to advance the scientific understanding of our planet and to show how new technologies can be used in space.

EVENTS

30 June 2020 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.

Online meeting with Sandor Kruk, ESA researcher

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites you on Friday, 12 June, at 15:00, to attend an online meeting with Sandor Kruk, researcher at the European Space Agency (ESA) in the Netherlands, where he analyses data obtained by ESA's scientific missions.

Online meeting with Aurora Simionescu, researcher

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites you to attend an online meeting with researcher Aurora Simionescu, researcher at the Netherlands Institute for Space Research. The talk with the title „The Universe through Superman’s Eyes” will take place on Friday, 5 June 2020.

Videoconference of the European Union space ministers

The President of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), Dr. Phys. Marius-Ioan Piso, together with State Secretary for Research, Mr. Dragos Mihael Ciuparu, participated at the informal meeting of space ministers in the European Union. The event took place on 29 May 2020, in Brussels and online.

EDUCATIONAL NEWS

Fly Your Thesis! 2021 Open for Proposals

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) is inviting Master and PhD students to submit proposals for the Fly Your Thesis! 2021 edition, which gives them the opportunity to conduct an experiment during a parabolic flight. The deadline for submitting proposals is 4 October 2020.

Drop Your Thesis! 2021 Call for Proposals

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) is inviting university students interested in conducting experiments in the field of microgravity to apply for the 2021 edition of the programme Drop your Thesis!, organised by the Education Office of the European Space Agency (ESA). The deadline for submitting proposals is 22 November 2020.

New educational resource in Romanian: Moon Shelter

There is a new education resource in Romanian language available for children aged 8 – 12 years old: “Moon Shelter - Investigating different shelters on Earth and in space”.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE 2020 REXUS/BEXUS PROGRAMME

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites university students to participate to the next edition of the REXUS/BEXUS (Rocket/Balloon Experiment for University Students) programme, which is realised under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA). Applications will close on 14 October 2020.

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.