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Romania's role in the first planetary defence mission
23.09.2022
How can organisations from Romania participate in ESA programmes?
29.07.2022
InfoDay about participating in the European Space Agency (ESA) programmes
25.07.2022
Successful first flight for the Vega-C rocket
13.07.2022

NEWS

First controlled clash with an asteroid

On 27 September, 2:14 Romania local time, NASA's DART component of the international AIDA mission was confirmed to have intentionally collided with the smallest asteroid in the Didymos binary system. ESA will send its own mission to the two asteroids. The Hera mission, in which Romania is involved, will observe what happened after the impact.

Happy birthday, Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) wishes "Happy Birthday" to the only Romanian cosmonaut, Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, one of the few people who made the dream of going to space come true.

26 September: humanity will deflect an asteroid. Romania’s role in the first ever planetary defence mission

On 26 September, a spacecraft will hit an asteroid in a controlled manner, in the first international effort to deviate an asteroid from its trajectory, to test humanity’s ability to protect itself from asteroids using this method. Romania is one of the actors contributing to the European component of the mission.

The brain of the Hera planetary defence mission, tested with equipment made in Romania

What will happen to humanity if an asteroid hits Earth again? Will we suffer the same fate as the dinosaurs or will we be able to avoid disaster? This year sees the first international effort to deflect an asteroid's trajectory, and Romania is one of the countries contributing to the European component of this mission.

EVENTS

ESA Programmes 2023-2025

On 14 September 2022, the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) with the support of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalisation organised an Info Session on the ESA Programmes for the period 2023-2025. The event took place at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USAMV), in Bucharest.

Information session: ESA Programmes, 2023-2025

Today, from 16:00, at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine - USAMV – Bucharest, an Information Session on ESA Programmes 2023-2025 is taking place. The event is organised by the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA).

Info Day: the ESA Satellite Navigation Programme (NAVISP)

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are organising an information session on ESA's proposal for the third phase of the Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP) on 8 September 2022. The registration for the event is open until 7 September, at 14:00.

InfoDay about participating in the European Space Agency (ESA) programmes

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), with the support of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalisation, is organising an InfoDay on how Romanian entities can participate in the programmes of the European Space Agency (ESA). The event will take place on Thursday, 28 July 2022, from 16:00, at the National Institute of Statistics, in the Amfiteatru Room, Ground Floor — 16, Libertății Boulevard, Bucharest.

EDUCATIONAL NEWS

Registration open for Mission X 2022-2023

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) and ESERO are inviting students to join Mission X- Train like an astronaut, organised by the European Space Agency (ESA). The event will take place from 16 January to 31 May 2023 and people can register during this period.

The European Astro Pi Challenge is back for 2022-2023!

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites students to apply to the European Astro Pi Challenge 2022-2023, and get the chance to write computer programs that run on board the International Space Station.

Applications open for a new education, practice and research student programme

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites university students to apply to the new programme called “PETRI” now offered by ESA Academy. The acronym reflects the nature of the programme as it offers “Practical Education in Technology, Research and Innovation”.

Fly a Rocket! 2023 open for proposals

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) is inviting bachelor students early in their studies to apply for the 2023 edition of the Fly a Rocket! programme, organised by the ESA Education office in partnership with Andøya Space Education and the Norwegian Space Agency. The deadline for submitting the applications is 10 October 2022.

ROSA PRESIDENT

rosa president roundPresident 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.