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The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites you to join the educational activities organised on the International Moon Day 2022 at the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, from 19:00 to 22:00.

ESA’s new Vega-C rocket has successfully performed its inaugural flight on 13 July, at 16:13 Romanian local time. The launch caps a multi-year effort by ESA, prime contractor Avio and industrial partners in 13 ESA Member States to build on the heritage of its predecessor, Vega. Romania is one of the states contributing to Vega-C. Romanian entities carried out aerodynamic and acoustic tests, reviews and validations of the Vega-C navigation systems, as well as the validation of certain Space Rider systems, a space vehicle that will be launched on a Vega-C. A testing bench for the Vega-E liquid oxygen turbopump is also being developed.

ESA’s new Vega-C rocket is nearly ready for its inaugural flight, which is scheduled for lift-off on 13 July, at 14:13 Romanian local time. Romania’s flag is visible on the rocket as Romania is one of the 13 Member States contributing  to Vega-C.

On 12 July, the dawn of a new era in astronomy began as the world got its first look at the full capabilities of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope’s first full-colour images and spectroscopic data look at the Universe through every phase of cosmic history – from neighbouring exoplanets to the most distant observable galaxies in the early Universe, to everything in between.

The ESA astronaut selection has been progressing as planned, with phase two of the selection process ending in March this year, and phase three ending in June.