Romanian Space Agency
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The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA, in Romanian: Agenţia Spaţială Română - or ASR) is the Romanian national Coordinator for space-related technology, activities and programs since 1991.
The missions of ROSA are to promote and coordinate development and national efforts in the field, and, as a Government representative, to promote international cooperation. In particular, ROSA is authorized to establish research and development centres oriented on specific objectives of the Romanian Space Programme. ROSA is developing its own research and development projects.
On behalf of the Government, ROSA is the national representative in the cooperative agreements with international organizations, such as European Space Agency (ESA) and Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), as well as bilateral governmental agreements. Together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROSA is representing Romania in the sessions of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS) and its Subcommittees.
The acting President (since 2004) and Chief Executive Officer (since 1995) of ROSA is Mr. Marius-Ioan Piso (born 1954), Ph.D. Prof.
The Honor President is the Romanian cosmonaut Mr. Dumitru Dorin Prunariu (born 1952) Ph.D. Eng.
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.
Space plays a vital role in contemporary social, economic and strategic arenas, benefiting a wide constituency of public and private interests.
Consequently, there is a growing interest in measures designed to enhance European Space Policy. Furthering the debate surrounding European Space Policy is a key objective of the C-SPACE project (Conditions for Space Policy And related action plan Consolidation in Europe), funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Program. The Project is coordinated by the Foundation for Strategic Research (based in Paris), and conducted by a consortium of European research organizations.
In order to disseminate the results of the C-SPACE project, the consortium is organizing a conference in Brussels, the 26th of September 2011, on 'PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR EUROPEAN SPACE POLICY'. The conference is intended to bring together representatives of a range of European organizations / institutions with an interest in space or space related activities.
The primary objective of the conference is to present the results of the project, which consists of analysis and recommendations on central aspects of European Space Policy. This will provide the basis for a public dissemination of findings in order to create a wider understanding of the value of Space to the European Union, thus promoting measures to develop and sustain European Space Policy.
The event is scheduled to take place at the Conseil Centrale de l’Economie, 17-21, avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée (Brussels).
The main goal of this summer school is to acquire knowledge on current use of EO data and image information mining techniques contributing to prevent, monitor and assess the impact of natural and man-made disasters and crisis situations.
The following theoretical and practical aspects will be approached (one day dedicated to each topic, presentations in the morning, Q&A and practical work sessions in the afternoon, one day dedicated to in-situ experience):
This second edition of the summer school is mainly addressing young researchers, PhD students or people involved in operational activities in which Earth observation data is used. The intended audience would ideally be formed of about 20 students from Romania and 20 from abroad.
will hold its second conference on protecting our planet from impacts by asteroids and comets from 9 - 12 May 2011 in Bucharest, Romania. The 1st IAA Planetary Defense Conference: Protecting Earth from Asteroids, co-sponsored by the European Space Agency and The Aerospace Corporation, is the follow-on to three previous planetary defense conferences held in 2004 in Los Angeles and 2007 in Washington, D.C., and in 2009 in Granada, Spain.
Romania joined the European Space Agency Convention on 20 January 2011, agreement was signed by Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General and Marius-Ioan Piso, Director General of the Romanian Space Agency.
Membership with full rights of communities in Romania ESA allows access to all programs, and this is an important technology transfer.
Romania's membership of ESA leads to important safeguards for both the research and development, and national high-tech industry.
Direct access to ESA space systems will allow development of space applications for agriculture, environment, transport, measurement disaster telemedicine.
ESA is involved in planetary defense Space Situational Awareness program, approved in November 2008 ESA Ministerial Council and launched in 2009. Operations will be implemented in 2012-2019 and the program aims to support independent access to space use and by providing accurate information, data and services related to extra-atmospheric space, in particular disasters that may occur on the ground or infrastructure of orbit.
The missions of ROSA are to promote and coordinate development and national efforts in the field, and, as a Government representative, to promote international cooperation. In particular, ROSA is authorized to establish research and development centres oriented on specific objectives of the Romanian Space Programme. ROSA is developing its own research and development projects.
On behalf of the Government, ROSA is the national representative in the cooperative agreements with international organizations, such as European Space Agency (ESA) and Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), as well as bilateral governmental agreements. Together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROSA is representing Romania in the sessions of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS) and its Subcommittees.
The acting President (since 2004) and Chief Executive Officer (since 1995) of ROSA is Mr. Marius-Ioan Piso (born 1954), Ph.D. Prof.
The Honor President is the Romanian cosmonaut Mr. Dumitru Dorin Prunariu (born 1952) Ph.D. Eng.
History
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.
Products, technologies, prototypes
Romanian Space Agency has no object of industrialization and marketing. The research results were used for the development of systems and services dedicated to a particular beneficiary (information systems, consulting, education)- Consulting services in satellite and inertial navigation applications (aerospace and GIS)
- Quality control services for the implementation of LPIS (system control plot) for agricultural subventions (paying agency of the Ministry of Agriculture)
- Information systems consulting for units / research (SMEs)
- Educational Software for remote sensing satellite and specialized disaster monitoring (European Space Agency)
- Pilot control system for Prahova SIPA plot
- Geographic information services through satellite remote sensing (Ministry of Waters, Forests and Environment)
- Satellite communication systems and data communication services (SMEs)
- Consulting services industries (European Space Agency)
- Pilot control system for Prahova SIPA plot
- Geographic information services through satellite remote sensing (Ministry of Waters, Forests and Environment)
- Satellite communication systems and data communication services (SMEs)
- Consulting services industries (European Space Agency)
- Experimental model of nanosatellite GOLIAT (prototype)
- Training services, research and military and civil geospatial missions (Military Technical Academy)
- Spatial data infrastructure for environmental applications (WEATHER)
- National Infrastructure in the satellite navigation (SMEs)
- Demonstration model for a formation of UAVs
- Demonstration model for a formation of nanosatellites
- Professional software with educational components for numerical simulation of flows in aerodynamics (Universities, SMEs)
National Programs
- Leadership of national program of CD-I AEROSPACE
- Leadership of national program of CD-I SECURITY
- CEEX (11 projects coordinated and 7 as a partner)
- CORINT (3 projects coordinated)
- INFOSOC (2 projects coordinated and 1 as a partner)
- AMTRANS (1 project coordinated and 1 as a partner)
- AGRAL (1 project coordinated)
- RELANSIN (1 project coordinated)
- PNCDI-I (10 projects coordinated and 8 as a partner)
- PNCDI-II (10 projects coordinated and 10 as a partner)
International Programs
- The European Space Agency(ESA) (3)
- 6th Framework Program of the European Commission CD-I (5)
- United Nations (UN) Programs (2)
- Food and Agricultural organizational programs (2)
- PHARE Program (1)
- Bilateral and multilateral collaborations (10)
- Participation in consortia, networks, technology platforms
Prospects and Challenges for European Space Policy
Conference PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR EUROPEAN SPACE POLICY, Brussels, 26th of September 2011Space plays a vital role in contemporary social, economic and strategic arenas, benefiting a wide constituency of public and private interests.
Consequently, there is a growing interest in measures designed to enhance European Space Policy. Furthering the debate surrounding European Space Policy is a key objective of the C-SPACE project (Conditions for Space Policy And related action plan Consolidation in Europe), funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Program. The Project is coordinated by the Foundation for Strategic Research (based in Paris), and conducted by a consortium of European research organizations.
In order to disseminate the results of the C-SPACE project, the consortium is organizing a conference in Brussels, the 26th of September 2011, on 'PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR EUROPEAN SPACE POLICY'. The conference is intended to bring together representatives of a range of European organizations / institutions with an interest in space or space related activities.
The primary objective of the conference is to present the results of the project, which consists of analysis and recommendations on central aspects of European Space Policy. This will provide the basis for a public dissemination of findings in order to create a wider understanding of the value of Space to the European Union, thus promoting measures to develop and sustain European Space Policy.
The event is scheduled to take place at the Conseil Centrale de l’Economie, 17-21, avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée (Brussels).
2011 GEOSS Summer School
GEOSS Summer School: Advancing Earth Observation Data Understanding for Crisis Management and Emergency Response, August 29 – September 4, 2011 Constanta, RomaniaThe main goal of this summer school is to acquire knowledge on current use of EO data and image information mining techniques contributing to prevent, monitor and assess the impact of natural and man-made disasters and crisis situations.
The following theoretical and practical aspects will be approached (one day dedicated to each topic, presentations in the morning, Q&A and practical work sessions in the afternoon, one day dedicated to in-situ experience):
- Emergency response in the framework of GMES and GEOSS; overview of user needs and information requirements, good practices and lessons learned.
- SAR based rapid mapping for emergency response - theory and practice, operational experience.
- Infrastructure and land slides monitoring using SAR data - methods and techniques.
- Marine environment monitoring (SAR and optical data) - workflows and information products.
This second edition of the summer school is mainly addressing young researchers, PhD students or people involved in operational activities in which Earth observation data is used. The intended audience would ideally be formed of about 20 students from Romania and 20 from abroad.
Planetary Defense Conference
The International Academy of Astronautics IAAInternational Academy of Astronautics
The International Academy of Astronautics is an international community of experts committed to expanding the frontiers of space. It is a non-governmental organisation established in Stockholm on August 16, 1960....
will hold its second conference on protecting our planet from impacts by asteroids and comets from 9 - 12 May 2011 in Bucharest, Romania. The 1st IAA Planetary Defense Conference: Protecting Earth from Asteroids, co-sponsored by the European Space Agency and The Aerospace Corporation, is the follow-on to three previous planetary defense conferences held in 2004 in Los Angeles and 2007 in Washington, D.C., and in 2009 in Granada, Spain.
Romania joined the European Space Agency Convention on 20 January 2011, agreement was signed by Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General and Marius-Ioan Piso, Director General of the Romanian Space Agency.
Membership with full rights of communities in Romania ESA allows access to all programs, and this is an important technology transfer.
Romania's membership of ESA leads to important safeguards for both the research and development, and national high-tech industry.
Direct access to ESA space systems will allow development of space applications for agriculture, environment, transport, measurement disaster telemedicine.
ESA is involved in planetary defense Space Situational Awareness program, approved in November 2008 ESA Ministerial Council and launched in 2009. Operations will be implemented in 2012-2019 and the program aims to support independent access to space use and by providing accurate information, data and services related to extra-atmospheric space, in particular disasters that may occur on the ground or infrastructure of orbit.
External links
- Homepage of ROSA
- ROSA Facebook
- Homepage of NASA
- Homepage of ESA
- Russian Federal Space AgencyRussian Federal Space AgencyThe Russian Federal Space Agency , commonly called Roscosmos and abbreviated as FKA and RKA , is the government agency responsible for the Russian space science program and general aerospace research. It was previously the Russian Aviation and Space Agency .Headquarters of Roscosmos are located...
- Indian Space Research OrganisationIndian Space Research OrganisationThe Indian Space Research Organisation is an independent Indian governmental agency established in 1969 for the research and development of vehicles and activities for the exploration of space within and outside of Earth’s atmosphere. Headquartered in Bangalore...
- Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy
- ANCS
- Politehnica University of Bucharest
- Aerospace engineeringAerospace engineeringAerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering...
- Planetary Defence Conference 9-12 May 2011 Bucharest
- Romania accedes to ESA Convention