Search

    WEBMAIL    |    Intranet    |    Site Map

 

 

Flood Monitoring using satellite data, June 2020
25.06.2020
ROSA participated at the NASA discussion about the Artemis program
29.05.2020
ROSA President Dr. Marius-Ioan Piso is participating at the NASA SpaceX Launch
27.05.2020
ROSA and Moon Village Association sign MoU for space promotion
17.02.2020

NEWS

Contracts awarded for development of six new Copernicus missions

ESA’s industrial policy committee has approved contracts totalling €2.55 billion to forward the development of six new Copernicus satellite missions. 

The monitoring of floods on Prut river, using satellite data

On 26 June 2020, the National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management issued a code red for the Prut river basin, more precisely the Stânca Costești reservoir sector (Botoșani county). According to measurements on Rădăuți Prut, the level has surpassed the Danger Level with 266cm. The flood was formed on the superior basin of Prut, in Ukraine.

Flood Monitoring using satellite data, June 2020

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) developed a situation map for a flooded area in Timiș County, based on satellite imagery.

Name given to asteroid target of ESA’s planetary defence mission

The destination of ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence, in which Romania also takes part, has finally received its official name. After years of informal nicknames and temporary designations, the smaller of the Didymos asteroid pair has been formally christened ‘Dimorphos’ by the International Astronomical Union.

EVENTS

30 June 2020 is Asteroid Day

30 June is the International Asteroid Day, a United Nations recognised international event, organised for raising awareness on the risks of asteroid impacts and the methods to protect the Earth. The event was established on this date in the memory of the Tunguska, Siberia impact that took place in 1908, and was the largest asteroid impact in the recent history of the Earth.

Online meeting with Sandor Kruk, ESA researcher

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites you on Friday, 12 June, at 15:00, to attend an online meeting with Sandor Kruk, researcher at the European Space Agency (ESA) in the Netherlands, where he analyses data obtained by ESA's scientific missions.

Online meeting with Aurora Simionescu, researcher

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites you to attend an online meeting with researcher Aurora Simionescu, researcher at the Netherlands Institute for Space Research. The talk with the title „The Universe through Superman’s Eyes” will take place on Friday, 5 June 2020.

Videoconference of the European Union space ministers

The President of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), Dr. Phys. Marius-Ioan Piso, together with State Secretary for Research, Mr. Dragos Mihael Ciuparu, participated at the informal meeting of space ministers in the European Union. The event took place on 29 May 2020, in Brussels and online.

EDUCATIONAL NEWS

Training Courses for School Teachers

The European Space Education Resource Office – Romania (ESERO Romania) – a project of the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), organises a series of training courses addressed to school teachers.

Two teams from Romania, among the best in the "Climate Detectives" project

The “Vianu Climate Detectives” and “Creative students’ laboratory ” teams from Romania are among the top five teams participating in this year’s edition of “Climate Detectives ” — an event organized by the European Space Agency (ESA). Along with three other teams from Malta, Italy and Greece, the members of these teams stood out among the 450 participants from the ESA Member States.

Open Call For the 2021 Spin Your Thesis! Programme

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) is inviting Romanian students interested in conducting experiments in the field of hypergravity to apply for the 2021 edition of the Spin Your Thesis! programme, organised by the Education Office of the European Space Agency (ESA). The deadline for submitting proposals is 16 November 2020, 0:59 Romanian local time.

Open call for Young Professionals Workshop Programme

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites young professionals to apply for the IAF’s Young Professionals (YP) Workshop programme. Applications are open until 13 June 2020.

ROSA PRESIDENT

President 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.