Watch live: Launch of NASA’s Artemis I Mission to the Moon
The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites you to watch the official NASA broadcast of the Artemis I mission to the Moon. The event will take place on Monday, 29 August, from 12:33 PM UTC (15:33 Romanian time). This year, Dr. Phys. Marius-Ioan Piso, President of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), signed on behalf of Romania, the Artemis Accords, a set of statements initiated by NASA to establish common principles, guidelines, and best practices applicable to the entire lunar exploration programme.
Romania participated in the Global Sentinel 2022 exercise, organised by the US to increase cooperation in the field of space security
From 25 July to 3 August 2022, Romania participated in the multinational exercise Global Sentinel 2022 (GS22), organised by the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The Romanian delegation included specialists from the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy (AIRA), the Institute of Space Science (ISS) and a representative of the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) from the Military Space Agency.
Mission ends for Copernicus Sentinel-1B satellite
On 23 December 2021, Copernicus Sentinel-1B experienced an anomaly related to the instrument electronics power supply provided by the satellite platform, leaving it unable to deliver radar data. Since then spacecraft operators and engineers have been working tirelessly to rectify the issue.
The Mars robotic arm, built with Romanian contribution
When the first samples from another planet will have arrived on Earth, in 2033, Romania would have been part of this historic Mars mission by NASA and ESA. Romanian specialists will contribute to one of the most sophisticated and advanced space robots — a robotic arm that will be used to transfer Mars samples of rock and dust to Earth and answer the question: was there life on Mars?