2002

January 18, 2002 - RAMNICU VALCEA
A new ignition solid fuel was chosen today for the liquid fuel engine of the ORIZONT technological demonstrator. This new fuel, with a slow burning rate is made of ammonium nitrate, ammonium dichromate and polyester and will replace black powder previously used. A small team has been working with solid fuels since December 13, 2002.

December 18, 2002 - ST. LOUIS
In their turn, X Prize Foundation officials signed the Master Team Agreement with ARCA.

December 10, 2002 - RAMNICU VALCEA
The board of ARCA discussed the Master Team Agreement proposed by X Prize Foundation and fully agreed with the terms. This final set of rules was signed by ARCA’s Chairman, Mr. Dumitru Popescu and sent to the X PRIZE Foundation.

November 5, 2002 - PLOIESTI
Dumitru Popescu and Andrei Comanceanu were in Ploiesti at a law college in sign of appreciation for Ms. Pr. Dr. Aurelia Parlogea, who sponsored ARCA for the X Prize Competition. Popescu and Comanceanu informed the students about ORIZONT rocket and about the entire program.

October 16, 2002 - HOUSTON
At the World Space Congress in Houston,the newest entrants into the X PRIZE Competition were announced: ARCA from Ramnicu Valcea - Romania and Armadilo Aerospace from Texas - USA. Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, Chairman and Founder of the X PRIZE, welcomed the newest entrants into the competition at a press conference at the World Space Congress in Houston, TX. Joining Diamandis at the announcement were John Carmack and his six-member Armadillo team, Pablo De Leon, X PRIZE competitor from Argentina, Dr. Dumitru-Dorin Pruanriu, President of the Romanian Space Agency, and Ms. Anousheh Ansari, newly-elected X PRIZE Trustee, Benefactor and business executive from Dallas, TX. “The X PRIZE Competition was created to attract the best and brightest of today’s aerospace engineers to develop private spaceships for space tourism,” explained Diamandis. The acceptance of Romania into the competition was the most important event until May 14, 1981 when Soyuz 40 was launched with the first romanian cosmonaut on board.

October 7-12, 2002 - BUCHAREST
At the invitation of Education and Research Ministry, ARCA participated at the Bucharest International Fair - TIB. More than 6,000 people visited ARCA's Stand.

September 21, 2002 - BUCHAREST
Romanian National Television helped ARCA to raise funds for its Technological Demonstrator of the ORIZONT vehicle in a TV show “Surprize, Surprize” (Surprises, Surprises). This initiative was a success.

September 18, 2002 - RAMNICU VALCEA
The Prefecture and the County Council of Valcea organized a meeting between ARCA’s Chairman Mr. Dumitru Popescu and businessmen from Ramnicu Valcea, in order to raise funds for the participation of ARCA to the X PRIZE Competition. The initiative was a success.

August 30-31, 2002- RAMNICU VALCEA
For the first time, the technological demonstrator of the ORIZONT vehicle was publicly presented. Then, was also presented a liquid fueled rocket engine and an electronic command panel for the engine. On August 30, the engine was started for three times.

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