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First results from Cheops reveal extreme alien world

ESA’s new exoplanet mission, Cheops, has found a nearby planetary system to contain one of the hottest and most extreme extra-solar planets known to date: WASP-189 b. The finding, the very first from the mission, demonstrates Cheops’ unique ability to shed light on the Universe around us by revealing the secrets of these alien worlds.

Registrations open for ESA Open Day 2020

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites all those interested to take part in the virtual ESA Open Day at ESTEC 2020. The annual event takes place on Sunday 4 October from 13:00 to 15:30 CEST; participants will be able to roam from online room to room as well as raise questions and make points in the Open Day's talks, demonstrations and tours.

Registration for the cyberspace edition of IAC 2020 is now open and free

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) is inviting all those interested to register for the 71st International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2020 — Cyberspace Edition. The event will take place between 12 and 14 October 2020.

Dumitru Prunariu, special guest of a new ESA podcast

Romanian cosmonaut Dumitru Dorin Prunariu, Honorary President of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), is featured in the first episode in the latest series of ESA podcast, ESA Explores Time and Space.

EVENTS

Registration open for NASA Space App Challenge 2020

NASA Space Apps Challenge, one of the largest hackathons held at an international level, will take place on 2-4 October 2020. The event, supported by the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) will take place online, the participating locations in Romania being Cluj-Napoca (for the fifth time) and Bucharest (the third time).

Romania, represented at the International Symposium of the LISA Mission Collaboration by two ISS researchers

The Institute of Space Sciences is taking part in the International Symposium of the LISA Mission Collaboration, the first space-based gravitational wave observatory, to be built and launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) is directly involved and has been supporting Romanian participation in the LISA Mission Consortium ever since the beginning and the Institute of Space Sciences is a member of the collaboration since 2018.

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.

EDUCATIONAL NEWS

ESA Competitions for School 2020/2021

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) is inviting primary and secondary teachers and students to apply for the various school projects of the European Space Agency for the 2020/21 school year.

10.000 euro student scholarship for space-related projects

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites last-year university or college students, as well as post-graduate or PhD students to apply for three €10,000 scholarships offered by the SpaceBrains Foundation, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA).

Fly Your Thesis! 2021 Open for Proposals

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) is inviting Master and PhD students to submit proposals for the Fly Your Thesis! 2021 edition, which gives them the opportunity to conduct an experiment during a parabolic flight. The deadline for submitting proposals is 4 October 2020.

Drop Your Thesis! 2021 Call for Proposals

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) is inviting university students interested in conducting experiments in the field of microgravity to apply for the 2021 edition of the programme Drop your Thesis!, organised by the Education Office of the European Space Agency (ESA). The deadline for submitting proposals is 22 November 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.