Romania is recognised as a country with aerospace tradition and detains a basis for the space enterprise in the future:

The existence of historical personalities such as Conrad Haas (constructor of the multistage rockets with delta stabilisers, Sibiu - 1529), Aurel Vlaicu (first Romanian aerospace engineer), Traian Vuia (designer and constructor of the first autonomous take-off aeroplane in 1906), Henri Coanda (designer and constructor of the first jet aeroplane in 1910), Hermann Oberth (designer of space rockets and "father of space navigation"), Elie Carafoli (important contributions in aerodynamics and and space sciences, president of the IAF in 1961, 1962);

The development of the aeronautical industry which presently includes the manufacturing, based on original design or under license, of more than twenty types of transport airplanes, helicopters, passenger medium couriers, and light airplanes;

Romanian contributions to more than thirty scientific and technological space missions including the mission of the first Romanian cosmonaut in 1981;

The experience in the field of space applications; since 1977 the Cheia Intelsat ground station with two 32 m antennas is operational; applications of remote sensing imagery and Geostationary Positioning System technology performed for the oil industry, agriculture, environment, cartography, and land use;

The large sector of commercial space applications, as space communications, applications of satellite remote sensing, geographic informational systems, positioning and navigation, global information systems.

In order to reconsider the importance of space activities as necessary elements for the development of the Romanian community, the public administration in co-operation with the private entities have created and supported this endeavour.