ROSA PRESIDENT OPENS THE IAC 2018 EXHIBITION

on 03 October 2018

The President of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), Dr. Phys. Marius-Ioan Piso, participates at the world’s largest annual gathering of space professionals, from 1 to 5 October, in Bremen, Germany. The 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) brings together a record number of more than 6200 participants and it is organised by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).

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