SHORT CHRONOLOGY

1990
• Establishment of the Institute of Space Science
  
  1991
• Establishment of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) as a National Space Board in the frame of the Ministry of Education and Science
  
  1992
• Agreement between the European Space Agency and the Government of Romania concerning cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes
  
  1993
• Agreement with ESA ratified by the Romanian Parliament by Law no. 40/1993
• The establishment of the Ministry of Research and Technology and the first source of public funding for several space projects
  
  1994
• First Romanian Space Plan included in the National Research and Development Programme HORIZON 2000
• Romania is re-integrated in COSPAR as a full member
• ROSA is entitled to represent Romania for the COPUOS meetings
• Establishment of several research and development groups in Universities and the Romanian Academy
  
  1995
• Establishment of the National Council for Aeronautics and Space as a financing organism for the research and development projects
• Re-organisation of ROSA as an independent institution in the frame of the Ministry of Research and Technology
• Establishment of the National Institute for Aerospace Researches
• Beginning of the first infrastructure project: Centre for Space Research and Training. Support of ROSA for the UN initiative to develop Regional Centres for Education in Space Science and Technology
  
  1996
• Bilateral agreements of cooperation with Bulgaria and Italy
• ROSA becomes member of the Space Agencies Forum
• Institutional building for ROSA
• Beginning of the Romanian microsatellite project
  
  1997
• Drafting of the National Space Programme 1997+
• Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of the Regional Network of Research and Education in Space Science and Technology for Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, under the auspices of the United Nations
  
  1998
• Restructuring of ROSA as an independent public institution with the attributes to promote, co-ordinate and represent the Romanian space activities.
• Establishment of the ROSA Research Centre and the ROSA information system.
• The National Board approves the Romanian Space Programme for Research, Development and Innovation
• Inauguration of the NOAA satellite images reception station
• Inauguration of the first telemedicine site, together with the Italian Space Agency
• Agreement of space co-operation with Hungary
• The visit of the UN technical study mission in Romania for the Regional Network
• Draft ISO 9000 Quality manual for ROSA
  
  1999
• Organisation in Bucharest of the UNISPACE III Regional Preparatory Conference for Eastern Europe, January
• ROSA Exhibition during the UNISPACE III Conference in Vienna, July
• Total Solar Eclipse with the maximum in Romania, August 11
• Visit of ROSA by the NASA Administrator, Hon. Daniel Samuel Goldin, August
• Organization by ROSA of the 15th Planetary Congress of the Association of Space Explorers, October
• First celebration of the World Space Week, 4-10 October
• Visit of ROSA by the Director General of the European Space Agency, Mr. Antonio Rodota
• Signature of the new Agreement of Cooperation for the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space between the European Space Agency and the Government of Romania, October
• Space Millennium Party given by ROSA, 23 December 1999