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World Space Week 2005 Report
The Romanian Space Agency has organized celebrations of World Space Week each year since 1999, since space projects and infrastructure play a crucial role in the stability and
sustainable development of our planet. In 2005, the WSW was destined for meetings and seminars for the scientist involved in this rapidly evolving field.
Some highlights of the Romanian Space Agency's space related activities in 2005:
- In particular, notable contributions by means of environmental monitoring and disaster management are to be emphasized in the light of the 2005 spring and summer floods.
- Also, on September 25, the national research programme on security and defense was announced, some of its priorities being clearly related to the use of space technology for
disaster management, environmental awareness and space-assisted emergency telemedicine.
- In 2005, with support from the Romanian Space Agency, a group of Romanian students started a project on building a CubeSat type of nanosatellite. Information on the project and
their study-trip to Stanford University, USA, is available at http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/september14/rom-091405.html.
The subject was also covered with the opportunitu of the WSW in Romanian newspapers and media (television interviews and a 45 minutes radio show on Radio Romania – Permanent Education and Science
Department).
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