First Two Operational Galileo Satellites Blast Off Thursday
Will GPS be a thing of the past? The European Commission sure hopes so, as it's aiming to surplant it with its version, Galileo. The first two operational satellites will be blasting into orbit on top...
View ArticleGalileo GPS-Replacement Safe Through 2020 After £6bn EU Cash Award
The fate of Europe's rather expensive answer to the American GPS satellite navigation system, Galileo, has been secured after a €7bn (£6bn) award from the European Union. The money will be enough to...
View ArticleUpgraded GPS Satellite Prototype Begins Testing
Europe isn't the only one looking to deploy a next-generation satellite positioning system -- the US is at it too, upgrading the current GPS system, which we all rely on right now. The "Block III"...
View ArticleGalileo Was Even Smarter Than We Thought
Galileo is perhaps best known as the guy who proved Copernicus right about the sun sitting in the centre of our solar system. But this proof would have been impossible without the improvements Galileo...
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