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.
Rule Diploma Exam 2017
Correlation of the mark for knowledge in the Diploma Exam to the average grade of the years of study, according to Article 15, Paragraph 3 from the UPB Regulations to Finalize the studies is done by a rule issued by the Faculty Executive Board. The Faculty of...
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...
News Diploma / Dissertation
News on ending of studies have just been published on site, of interest for the 4th Year Bachelor and 2nd Year Master students. Read the news on Diploma Projects / Exams <here> Read the news on Dissertations / Dissertation Exams <here> Caution, the UPB...
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...
Schedule of Summer Exams 2017
Schedule of Summer Exams 2016-2017 Resits for Terminal Year Students Schedule of Research Reports Presentations Master Summer 2017
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...
Safety First!
The 3rd Year Students are asked to contact their internship supervisors to do the training in work safety. The general instructions may be downloaded from the Studențs/Internship Page. Annex 6 filled and duly signed must be presented together with the Tripartite...
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