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"Romania can send a Romanian into space with SpaceX in less than six months, after 50 years, if we make this decision at the national level," stated Pavel Popescu, Vice President of the National Authority for Communications Regulation…

Astronomers have recently captured in space a rare and difficult to observe cosmic phenomenon: what appears in a new telescope image as a ghostly hand reaching across the universe towards a defenseless galaxy, CNN reports. The Dark…

The CASSINI Hackathon, a project created at the initiative of the European Commission to support entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs in the space industry, will focus this year on innovative solutions for humanitarian aid in three areas:…

AROBS Engineering, part of AROBS Group, is the prime industrial partner for the independent software verification and validation of Space Rider, Europe's first reusable space transportation system. Such activities will be carried out under…

A 3D printer was sent into space by eight Romanian students and it was perfectly functional. The printer successfully printed 24 experimental samples. After being specially designed to be able to print in the absence of gravity, the 3D…

For decades, the idea of ​​making a big profit, thanks to space availability, has remained quite attractive to many. It seemed that a small research and development investment would help master space. Today we can say that a sustainable…

From 25 July to 3 August 2022, Romania participated in the multinational exercise Global Sentinel 2022 (GS22), organised by the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The Romanian delegation…

Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin have made sub-orbital space travel a reality for those travel adventurers and space explorers with the desire and disposable income to pay up to $450,000 for a ticket. Both of these companies have…

On 14 May 1981 Romania was sending the first cosmonaut in space, becoming the 11th country in the world to do this. Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu became the 103-rd person in the world that achieved this milestone. Currently, there are 566…

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released spectacular photos with Bucharest seen from space by the two satellites of the Copernicus Sentinel 2 mission, next to other information about the Romanian capital. ESA has also published an…