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Helen 2 rocket loaded onto 281 Constanta ship
July 06, 2010 - Constanta

Today Helen 2 rocket equipments were loaded unto NSSL 281 Constanta ship. In the following period joint training exercises will take place between ARCA, The Romanian Navy and The Divers Center in order to prepare the launch activity.

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Video journal entry 33
June 22, 2010 - Ramnicul Valcea

ARCA has commenced building the hellium balloon for Mission 4. The balloon is 60 meters long, has a volume of 20.000 cubic meters and is made from 40 micrometers thick polyethylene. It will be launched from the deck of 281 Constanta ship.

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TS2 Satellite Technologies supports ARCA
June 21, 2010 - Ramnicu Valcea

TS2 Satellite Technologies is supporting Mission 4 flight with satellite telecommunications equipments. These equipments will allow an optimum communication among ARCA's partners for this first Google Lunar X Prize flight: The Romanian Navy, Air Force and Civil Air Traffic Control Centres.
TS2 company is providing global satellite access services. Among TS2 clients are: U.S. Department of State, Lockheed Martin Information Technology, General Dynamics Information Technology, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, US Naval Research Laboratory, etc.

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100 years from Vlaicu's flight
June 17, 2010 - Bucharest

Today 100 years have passed since Aurel Vlaicu's first flight in Romania, using an aircraft built entirely in our country.

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Going into space
June 11, 2010 - Bucharest

"Going into space" is from today the ARCA motto. Because our dream is to fly into space, no matter how time or effort is required!
We want to inspire people through our projects and acomplishements, to stimulate imagination and to prove that anything is possible (in Romania as anywhere else), so long as there is a high goal and the unyielding willpower to reach it.

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ROMATSA meeting
June 4, 2010 - Bucharest

Today at ROMATSA headquarters a meeting took place between ARCA, ROMATSA and Air Force representatives, with the purpose of planning Helen 2 rocket launch activity from the Black Sea, that will take place soon.

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International Conference of Scientific Papers
June 1, 2010 - Brasov

Phd Sorin Dinea, ARCA aeronautical engineer, presented a paper about Henry Coanda and ARCA at the 12th International Conference of Scientific Papers "SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE AIR FORCE", held at the Air Force Academy in Brasov.

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Civil Society Awards
May 29, 2010 - Bucharest

Arca has won the special prize form Civil Society Awards for its contributions in aerospace field and for the uniqueness of its projects. http://www.galasocietatiicivile.ro/castigatori.php

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Video journal entry 32
May 27, 2010 - Sanpetru, Brasov

The ground team supports hot air balloon landing and recovery operation.

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Video journal entry 31
May 15, 2010 - Sanpetru, Brasov

Hot air balloon landing filmed from onboard Wilga observer plane.

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Video journal entry 30
May 12, 2010 - Sanpetru, Brasov

ELL capsule lifted onboard balloon nacelle, after finishing electronic equipments tests.

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Video journal entry 29
May 9, 2010 - Sanpetru, Brasov

Hot air balloon is descending below cloud level after successful equipment tests of Helen 2 space rocket.

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National Children Astronomy Contest - Equinox
May 7, 2010 - Suceava

On March 20th 2010 at "Stefan cel Mare" University Planetarium in Suceava, took place the 7th edition of the National Children Astronomy Contest - Equinox. The contest is divided into three sections: atronomical knowledge contest, astronomy literary creations and astronomy graphics.
At the astronomy knowledge section, have participated 90 children from schools in Suceava county.
250 children from schools in various counties have presented drawings and pictures with subjects in astronomy and cosmonautics.
The drawings whith subjects in space flight were selected for ARCA campaign "Send your pictures into space".

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