The session began with an overview by Dorin Prunariu on the UN Declaration regarding World Space Week, promulgated during the UNISPACE III conference in Vienna.
After this, Marius-Ioan Piso continued with the Romanian Space Agency - brief history of ASR and international cooperation with other space agencies; Marie-Jose Deutsch from Jet Propulsion Laboratory - the NASA programs detailed presentation;
Dumitru Hasegan, Institute of Space Sciences - current state of research in space science in Romania; Magdalena Stavinschi Astronomical - Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy - presentation of observations carried out during the total solar eclipse of August 11.