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On 14-15 May 2019, the Institute of Space Science (ISS) of the Măgurele Physics Platform and the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) organised a high-level meeting in Bucharest, for the representatives of the national project leaders for the LISA Mission. Space agency representatives from 11 European Space Agency (ESA) Member States as well as from NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) attended the event.

On 1 May 2019, the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) received the official letter announcing it has unanimously been accepted by the 16 member space agencies to join the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG). 

U.S. Strategic Command reached a milestone with the signing of its 100th space situational awareness agreement (SSA) when the Romanian Space Agency signed an agreement with USSTRATCOM on 25 April 2019. These agreements foster openness, predictability of space operations, and transparency in space activities.

The European Space Agency (ESA) aims to harness a new resource for future space activities: ideas from European researchers, businesses and the public. Through its new Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP), anyone is welcome to respond to space-related challenges.

In its first year on Mars orbit, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter found new evidence of the impact of the recent planet-encompassing dust storm on water in the atmosphere, and a surprising lack of methane, among other scientific highlights.