CovTrack Featured on ESA’s WebSite

We are proud to notice that the website of the European Space Agency​​​​​​​ recognizes our efforts of rapidly re-orienting our background experience in space towards mitigating, at least in part, the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic. CovTrack is a contact tracing application for mobile devices notifying users of potential interactions with confirmed COVID-19 patients and helping them decide if self-isolation is necessary when exposures are confirmed. The application has at its foundation our Agora suite – Read more…

Space Summer Academy

Together with the University Politehnica of Bucharest and companies from the Romanian space sector, RISE has organized the first edition of the Space Summer Academy​​​​​​​. The event was dedicated to students interested to learn more about space projects through courses and applied workshops. Our experts held several lectures and guided the student teams towards their final goal of formulating complete proposals for CubeSat missions.  We were thrilled to meet engaged future specialists and we are looking forward Read more…

Marking 50 Years from The Moon Landing

RISE is marking 50 years from the moment of the first crewed mission to the surface of the Moon by unveiling a Memorial Plaque during an event at the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest.  The plaque depicts the crew of the Apollo 11 mission: Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin A. Aldrin and Michael Collins. The unveiling and the reception was coordinated by the Romanian Space Agency and took place in the presence of representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Romania. Although Read more…