
The Romanian cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu made an important statement on NEO (Near Earth Objects) at the 59th session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, demanding the UN General Assembly to declare 30 June as International Asteroid Day to observe each year at the international level the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation, on 30 June 1908 and to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard. Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu is Doctor in Aerospace Engineering of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest. In the title image, the trace of the Chelyabinsk asteroid, from the NEA (Near Earth Asteroids) Apollo family (the most recent impact of a microasteroid, in the region Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, on 15 February 2013). The microasteroid of just 20 m and 12,000 tons generated on impact an energy of 1.5 PJ, equivalent to 30 Hiroshima atomic bombs. Although the affected area was not inhabited, 1,500 people were injured and 7,500 buildings suffered damages. The Microasteroid had not been under surveillance prior to the impact, because it was considered too small. The diagram illustrates the main asteroid families which orbit close to Earth, consisting of tens of thousands of threats, which need to be classified and followed with the utmost care.

2017 Graduation Ceremony
The graduation ceremony of the 2017 ”Gheorghe Buzdugan” series of the University Politehnica of Bucharest will be organized on Saturday, 8 July, starting at 9 am at the ROMEXPO Central Pavilion. The program will include the presentation of the personality of...
International Laser Radar Conference 2017
The 28th Edition of the International Laser Radar Conference was organized in Bucharest, for the first time in an East-European country, by INOE together with the University Politehnica of Bucharest. A series of important personalities attended and visited our...
Opportunities at ESA
Tomorrow's generation is a constant theme at ESA . Two new activities for students from all ESA member states (Romania is a full member from December 2011) are currently enrolling: Concurrent Engineering Challenge – deadline 27 July 2017 - "ESA’s Education Office is...
Airbus Safran Launchers Prize 2017
On 8 June 2017 at the Air and Space Museum of Paris Le Bourget, the students of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering gathered in the Space Piranhas team have won the prestigious Airbus Safran Launchers Prize, awarded by the European Astronautic Club, with support from...
CFP Big Data from Space
Please note three Calls For Papers on Big Data from Space, kindly provided by Prof. Mihai Datcu (DLR): 2017 Conference on Big Data from Space (BiDS'17) Research, Technology and Innovation 28-30 November 2017 Centre de Congrès Pierre Baudis, Toulouse, France...
TeCHALLENGE
Honeywell Romania, POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest, together with the School Inspectorate of Bucharest, organize the competition of innovative projects in the field of energy from 17 May to 20 October 2017. The competition is open to both students enrolled...
Aero Expo and AFASES Brașov 2017
Aero Expo 2017 and the International Conference AFASES 2017 organized by the Henri Coandă Airforce Academy in Brașov between 25-28 May 2017 enjoyed a significant participation from the Romanian aviation community, and also from the presence of personalities...
Aerospace Europe CEAS 2017
Aerospace Europe CEAS 2017 is organized for the first time in Romania, at the Palace of Parliament, 16-20 October 2017. University Politehnica of Bucharest, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering is honoured to be an active partner of the organizers. The choice of...
Awards at Students’ Scientific Conferences
The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering organized three Sections of Students Scientific Conferences on 12 May 2017. In each Section, the Conference Board selected 4 papers which got awards: 1st Prize (400 lei), 2nd Prize (300 lei), 3rd Prize (200 lei) and Mention (100...
Traian Lalescu National Competition Results
Results of the Traian Lalescu National Competition in Mathematics (national phase) Awards of the students of the University Politehnica of Bucharest Section B 1st Prize - Alexandru Bratei, 1st Year, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science 2nd Prize -...
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