After having fraud charges dropped against him, ARCA Space Founder Dumitru Popescu has more legal woes. Here’s an update from the company’s Facebook page about his impending deportation to Romania: It’s not over yet. Dumitru was taken into custody by the Department of Homeland Security this morning, without warning. When Dumitru was arrested in October of last year, The DHS cancelled his business visa, and provided him with a temporary […]
The Las Cruces Sun News reports on some good news for the head of ARCA Space Corporation: State prosecutors on Monday dropped 18 criminal charges against the CEO of a space technology company based in Doña Ana County. ARCA Space Corporation CEO Dumitru Popescu had been facing a series of fraud, securities fraud and embezzlement charges. But Monday, Benjamin Schrope, special assistant district attorney with the state securities division, filed a […]
There’s also a long press release that accompanies these videos. Video 2 Timestamp (also available on YouTube in the video description) 0:00:00 – Introduction and overview 0:01:40 – Listed as “Fugitive from Justice” while returning to U.S. 0:03:49 – Warrantless arrest Part 1: Main Witness – Popescu’s Former Wife 0:03:59 – Involvement of my second former wife (not Simona) 0:05:08 – False testimony from my former wife 0:06:56 – “The […]
Dumitru Popescu
This press release was accompanied by two videos.
LAS CRUCES, NM (Dumitru Popescu PR) — This press release is made with the intent to address attention to the abuse of power and civil rights violations of New Mexico Securities Division (NMSD) and Department of Homeland Securities (DHS) Las Cruces, New Mexico agents in the case of Dumitru Popescu, ARCA Space Corporation CEO. This Press Release has two disclosure videos attached, an introduction (Video 1) and the evidence (Video 2).
On October 24th, 2017, when Dumitru Popescu was returning from a trip from Europe to the US, he was arrested when he landed in the Atlanta airport. At that point, ARCA was only a couple of weeks from starting the tests of an advanced aerospike rocket engine at Spaceport America.
The airport authorities told him that there was an arrest warrant in his name issued by the NMSD, with accusations of securities or stock fraud. He signed a waiver of extradition to be transferred to New Mexico and in total he spent more than one month in jail awaiting transfer and bail.
Video Caption: ARCA’s CEO, Dumitru Popescu, addresses the recent charges brought against him by the New Mexico Securities Division, and what it means for ARCA.
A statement from ARCA Space: ARCA Space Corporation will continue the development of its aerospace technology as scheduled. The company has full confidence in CEO Dumitru Popescu and expects him to lead the efforts. Mr. Popescu was charged in New Mexico state courts with alleged embezzlement and securities issues. However, Mr. Popescu maintains his innocence and expects to prevail in court proceedings. Meanwhile the work of the company will proceed […]
Video Caption: Introducing the Haas 2CA Single-Stage-to-Orbit rocket. Outfitted with lightweight composite materials and the Executor aerospike engine, the Haas 2CA will be the first rocket in history to place itself into Earth’s orbit as a single stage. HAAS 2CA VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS Vehicle length 10 m Vehicle diameter (except fins) 0.7 m Takeoff weight 2,240 kg Dry weight 120 kg Number of stages 1 Propellant Hydrogen peroxide 70% Tank pressurization […]
ARCASpace booster with aerospike engine. (Credit: ARCA Space)
ARCA Space Corporation has announced plans to flight test its Executor aerospike engine for its Haas 2CA single-stage-to-orbit small satellite launch vehicle at Spaceport America in New Mexico in August.
The Demonstrator 3 vehicle will conduct the first test of an aerospike engine in flight during a suborbital mission that will reach an altitude of up to 100 km, the company said in a press release.
Accusations are flying that ESA’s ExoMars Schiaparelli lander crashed into the Red Planet due to poor ground testing conducted by a Romanian company named ARCA Space. ESA released the preliminary conclusions after the Italian Space Agency had accused that the decisive tests for the Sciaparelli lander simulations had been entrusted to an organization “which hadn’t enough expertize”. It’s about Arca Space Romanian company, based in Las Cruces, USA, as La […]
SPACEPORT AMERICA, NM, September 1, 2015 (NMSA PR) – Spaceport America – the world’s first purpose-built, commercial spaceport announced today ARCA Space Corporation has selected Spaceport America as the site for its space launch vehicle and high altitude autonomous aircraft testing.
ARCA Space Corporation was founded in the United States in July 2014 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. ARCA will engineer, manufacture, test and bring to market innovative and affordable aerospace products such as the AirStrato UAS and Haas rocket series from its new global headquarters.
