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EU satellite project Galileo faces fund crunch
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=140914&n_date=20051019&cat=Science
"A tranche of $516 million (430 million euros) - crucial for the
first test launches several months from now - was not released during
a meeting of the European Space Agency (ESA) after Germany, Spain,
Britain and Finland balked at the share of orders for their
respective industries".
See:http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=140914&n_date=20051019&cat=Science
Sam Wormley wrote:
> EU satellite project Galileo faces fund crunch
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=140914&n_date=20051019&c
at=Science
> "A tranche of $516 million (430 million euros) - crucial for the
> first test launches several months from now - was not released
> during a meeting of the European Space Agency (ESA) after Germany,
> Spain, Britain and Finland balked at the share of orders for their
> respective industries".
See:http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=140914&n_date=200510
> first test launches several months from now - was not released
> during a meeting of the European Space Agency (ESA) after Germany,
> Spain, Britain and Finland balked at the share of orders for their
> respective industries".
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Those of us who saw Galileo as a total waste of time and money when it was
first rumoured that a third system was being considered, foresaw much of
this happening. Europe is not a "nation", like the US, and such projects
will always be subject to the bickering which accompanies all major funding
within the Member States.
How much are the "new" Member States being asked to contribute? Sweet FA,
since they are takers, not givers. But they will be the first to complain
when Galileo bites the dust.
Dennis.
I don't get it.
Galileo was announced as a much better system then GPS. We are always
looking for something better, aren't we?
>I don't get it.
>Galileo was announced as a much better system then GPS. We are always
>looking for something better, aren't we?
>Galileo was announced as a much better system then GPS. We are always
>looking for something better, aren't we?
Explain to me who Galileo alone will be better for you. Also indicate
if you will pay for some of the proposed Galileo features that are
fee-based.
Finally, using that information, if you had to choose between GPS and
Galileo, which would you pick and why.
When evaluating against GPS, use a modernized GPS with two additional
civil frequencies...both of which are free (total of three).
Ron Lee
Ron Lee wrote:
>
>
>
>>I don't get it.
>>Galileo was announced as a much better system then GPS. We are always
>>looking for something better, aren't we?
>>Galileo was announced as a much better system then GPS. We are always
>>looking for something better, aren't we?
>
>
> Explain to me who Galileo alone will be better for you. Also indicate
> if you will pay for some of the proposed Galileo features that are
> fee-based.
>
> Finally, using that information, if you had to choose between GPS and
> Galileo, which would you pick and why.
>
> When evaluating against GPS, use a modernized GPS with two additional
> civil frequencies...both of which are free (total of three).
>
> Ron Lee
>
> Explain to me who Galileo alone will be better for you. Also indicate
> if you will pay for some of the proposed Galileo features that are
> fee-based.
>
> Finally, using that information, if you had to choose between GPS and
> Galileo, which would you pick and why.
>
> When evaluating against GPS, use a modernized GPS with two additional
> civil frequencies...both of which are free (total of three).
>
> Ron Lee
Few years ago, Galileo was announced in Europe as a revolution. In that
time I was unable to find more information about it, but I remember that
the pluses for it were much better signal, higher accuracy and smaller
and cheaper devices. For the last few years I didn't find much about it
so I am not sure am I correct. The last news I remember was the crash of
ArianneV i French Guayana- so you can imagine how much passed from it.
Sorry if I am wrong...
But I think that the U.S. did a big propaganda against it because
they're concerned about it. But thumbs up for both!
