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Every week at the Physics Faculty of the „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University in Iași a few milligrams of artificial interstellar dust are produced. The result comes from the project “Synthesis of Interstellar Dust Analogs by Plasma Methods (2017-2018)”, financed by the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) through The  Research, Development and Innovation STAR Programme - Space Technology and Advanced Research.

On 14 January 2019, Dr. Phys. Marius-Ioan Piso, President of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) and Mr. Christodoulos Protopapas, Chairman of the Hellenic Space Agency (HSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding cooperation in the field of space activities for peaceful purposes, in the presence of the Greek Minister for Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media, Mr. Nikos Pappas.

Season’s Greetings and a Happy New Year from the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA)!

In this image the Romanian flag can be seen on the mock-up of an Ariane 6 launcher, at the European Spaceport in French Guiana. In the background, the launching pad is currently being built. The new launcher is due to start operations in 2021.

Highest altitude: 31625 metres (103 756 ft.)

Launch time: 08:00 AM, 3 December 2018

Ground coordinates: 44⁰55.97’ N/27⁰8.88’E

Image credit: Romanian Space Agency (ROSA)