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ESA’s industrial policy committee has approved contracts totalling €2.55 billion to forward the development of six new Copernicus satellite missions. 

On 26 June 2020, the National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management issued a code red for the Prut river basin, more precisely the Stânca Costești reservoir sector (Botoșani county). According to measurements on Rădăuți Prut, the level has surpassed the Danger Level with 266cm. The flood was formed on the superior basin of Prut, in Ukraine.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) developed a situation map for a flooded area in Timiș County, based on satellite imagery.

The destination of ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence, in which Romania also takes part, has finally received its official name. After years of informal nicknames and temporary designations, the smaller of the Didymos asteroid pair has been formally christened ‘Dimorphos’ by the International Astronomical Union.

ESA, NASA and JAXA invite the general public and media representatives to participate in an online media conference on Thursday, 25 June, at 09:00 EDT (15:00 CEST) where they will present a new dashboard that uses Earth observation data to show the impacts of COVID-19. This new platform will combine data, technical knowledge and expertise of the three space agencies to strengthen our global understanding of the environmental and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.