The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), together with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission (EC) are organizing the "GMES: New Opportunities for Eastern Europe" conference on the 3 - 4 of May 2012. The objective of this conference is to inform participants about the latest achievements in developing the main components of the GMES program, as well as demonstrate the invaluable benefits and business oportunities created by GMES.

For further details please visit the conference website.

Registration is open until the 13th of April but a limited number of places is available.
Registration after the 13th of April is by invitation only.

UPDATE: Lansarea rachetei Vega s-a incheiat cu succes. Separarea Nanosatelitul GOLIAT a avut loc la T0 + 4236 secunde (13:12 ora Romaniei).

Luni, 13 Februarie 2012, in intervalul orar 10:00-12:00 GMT va avea loc lansarea inaugurala a rachetei Vega a Agentiei Spatiale Europene (ESA), de la baza de lansare Kourou din Guiana Franceza. Unul dintre pasagerii acestui zbor va fi GOLIAT, primul nanosatelit romanesc, dezvoltat de o echipa de cercetare condusa de Agentia Spatiala Romana (ROSA).

Satelitul GOLIAT este dezvoltat in conformitate cu standardul international CubeSat. si isi propune realizarea de imagini de inaltă rezolutie, de măsurări ale dozei de radiatii si ale fluxului de micrometeoroizi. Datele vor fi transferate statiile de sol pentru analiza si diseminare stiintifică.

Lansarea va fi transmisa live prin satelit si on-line.