Under this partnership, BRD will provide 300,000 euros to ARCA in sponsorships to carry out a project for the launch of the first Romanian space rocket able to land on the Moon and beam pictures to the Earth. The new partnership, the bank says, is a reaffirmation of BRD’s support for Romanian achievements in the field of sciences at a time when research and education are in need of major funding.
The bank has so far supported, under social responsibility projects, numerous arts, sports and science programmes. The bank has launched this year the ‘Heavyweights Wanted’ projects to support people with high potentials for great achievements in various fields. ‘Many of us are living with the impression that achieving high performance in Romania in the field of sciences is almost impossible.
After you have met the young people of ARCA you realise that this is no longer valid. Innovation, courage and performance are the values we have identified aplenty in this team, and these are the values on which BRD also set great price, and that is why we are supporting those who want to do big things. This project may further Romania’s name in the are of aeronautics, given the achievements of Traian Vuia, Henri Coanda and Aurel Vlaicu, and that is why it deserves the support of the entire Romanian society,’ says BRD Deputy General Manager Claudiu Cercel.
ARCA Chairman Dumitru Popescu says, ‘BRD is a partner with a vision that appreciates innovation, creativity and support development. These are exactly the elements ARCA is also treasuring and supporting. Together we can make fascinating things of which Romanians will be proud in the years ahead.’ ARCA will soon perform the first tests on Helen, the first Romanian space rocket to be launched to the Moon.
BRD-Groupe Societe Generale is the second largest bank in Romania in terms of assets. The bank has 2.6 million clients, operating 935 outlets. BRD is also the second largest company in terms of market capitalisation floated on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). BRD is part of the Societe Generale Group, one of the largest financial groups in the Euro zone.
ARCA is an NGO, a national leader in the area of aerospace research. ARCA has been a regular participant since 2003 in the Ansari X Prize, the world’s mot important astronautics contest, as a major contestant. The announcement of the Romanian team’s registration for the contest was made at the World Congress of Astronautics in Houston, Texas. ARCA has successfully tested the first rocket subassemblies, becoming in 2004 the second team in the contest to launch a rocket propelled by liquid fuel.
In 2005, ARCA initiated the Stabilo concept of spherical module rocket that increases efficiency of flight. Since 2008, ARCA has also been a contestant in the Go ogle Lunar X Prize as the only national team running in all the X Prize stages.
ACA is said to have impressed the science world by its ability to carry out major projects on small funds, including the launch of the world’s first eco-friendly rocket equipped with a reusable engine of composite materials; the launch of the largest Sun balloon and the devise of the Stabilo concept of rocket building that entails modular spheres that provide maximum flight efficiency and increased security.
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miercuri, 28 octombrie 2009 la 12:38 am
Escrocherie de proportii. BRD sponsorizează ARCA cu 300 000 euro Dupa toate discutiile referitoare la performantele mai mult decit slabe ale grupului ARCA in domeniul aerospatial , Banca Romana de Dezvoltare (BRD), reprezentata de Claudiu Cercel (numit director adjunct pe 2 Oct. 2009) le da 300 000 mii euro celor de la ARCA fara ca macar sa astepte testul rachetei HELEN programat peste citeva zile. Cum poti sa finantezi o organizatie ca ARCA cind toate datele arata ca aceasta nu foloseste corespunzator fondurile primite, bilantul sau de activitate fiind un lung sir de proiecte incepute si abandonate in faze incipiente ca sa nu mai zic ca unele cum ar fi Stabilo 1 sau Helen sunt imposibilitati fizice fara sanse de izbinda nici macar la nivel teoretic. In intelegere cu cei de la ARCA, acest Cercel incearca, si probabil va reusi, o sustragere de fonduri din BRD sub pretextul finantarii unor proiecte indraznete cind in realitate mare parte din bani vor ajunge in buzunarul sau propriu pe post de comision (ilegal) platit de ARCA drept recunostiinta. Estimativ 200 000 euro ii va lua Claudiu Cercel si 100 000 sau mai putin ARCA. De mentionat ca Cercel Claudiu este pomenit inca din 2001 ca implicat in operatiuni de spalare de bani. Motivele aminarii lansarii rachetei HELEN incep sa devina din ce in ce mai evidente. Se astepta semnarea contractului de finantare a ARCA cu 300 000 EURO de catre BRD. Odata actul parafat atit Cercel cit si ARCA pot sta linistiti. Daca cumva este luat la intrebari, privitor la investitia catastrofala in ARCA, Cercel va zice ca la data semnarii contractului avea toate indiciile sa creada ca racheta HELEN va fi o reusita, numeroase articole de ziar vorbind pe un ton laudativ despre ARCA. In cazul cind se astepta pina dupa lansare, dupa esec, lucrurile ar fi stat cu totul diferit deoarece CERCEL ar fi putut fi acuzat cu dovezi evidente pentru oricine ca a aruncat 300 000 Euro.
duminică, 29 noiembrie 2009 la 11:54 pm
ARCA este un grup serios- in materie de activitati veroase…
Daca faceti analiza tehnico-stiintifica a ceea ce invart ei acolo, se vede de departe ca pun in joc o suma de ineptii in materie de inginerie. Si nu de prosti, ci pentru ca asa trebuie- adica trebuie sa nu iasa nimic bine, tocmai pentru a intinde “placinta tiganeasca” cat mai mult cu putinta. Tot spilul este sa vina permanent finantari si deci, sa existe permanent “o activitate” de cercetare-proiecctare. O activitate ca re se schimba de la o luna la alta, trecandu-se de la un proiect la altul, si toate aceste proiecte sunt proaste de fel…
Treaba specific romaneasca, damboviteana.