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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.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing its next Council at Ministerial Level, which will take place on 27 – 28 November 2019, in Seville, under the name ”Space19+”. In preparation for the Council, ESA has published a blog detailing the main topics to be addressed at the meeting, as well as a questionnaire on Voyage 2050, ESA’s space programme for 2035 – 2050 time frame.

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, JUICE, will ride into space on an Ariane launch vehicle, Arianespace and ESA confirmed at the International Paris Air Show. JUICE is the first large-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015 – 2025 programme. Its mission is devoted to complete a unique tour of the Jupiter system.

On 14-15 May 2019, the Institute of Space Science (ISS) of the Măgurele Physics Platform and the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) organised a high-level meeting in Bucharest, for the representatives of the national project leaders for the LISA Mission. Space agency representatives from 11 European Space Agency (ESA) Member States as well as from NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) attended the event.

On 1 May 2019, the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) received the official letter announcing it has unanimously been accepted by the 16 member space agencies to join the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG).