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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...

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Galileo 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...

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Upgraded 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"...

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Galileo 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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