On the Romanian Danube sector in South-Eastern Europe, sand and ice banks can present difficulties for ships navigating these waters. With the contribution of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), Copernicus Sentinel satellite images are used by local authorities to monitor navigation and manage traffic.
The scientific community announces with great sadness the passing away of Mr. Dumitru Hașegan, Phd. Eng., President of the Institute of Space Science (ISS) during 1990–2011, member of the Scientific Council of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), member of the International Academy of Astronautics, multiple delegate to the European Space Agency and to the United Nations, one of leaders of Romania's participation in the INTERCOSMOS Programme, utmost professional and pioneer in Romanian research.
Monitoring the cryosphere is essential to fully assess, predict and adapt to climate variability and change. Given the importance of this fragile component of the Earth system, the European Space Agency (ESA), along with Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space, have signed a contract to develop the Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter mission, known as CRISTAL.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is taking the first steps towards the in-flight demonstration of a prototype reusable rocket first stage called Themis from 2023.