http://www.spacepolitics.com/2007/10/11/galileos-future-still-uncertain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=galileos-future-still-uncertain Because sometimes the most important orbit is the Beltway... Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://www.spacepolitics.com/2007/10/11/galileos-future-still-uncertain/#comment-24304 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:00:04 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/2007/10/11/galileos-future-still-uncertain/#comment-24304 Sure, why not? Take money from the EU’s bloated agricultural program to fund its bloated GPS program. Sounds about right….

]]> http://www.spacepolitics.com/2007/10/11/galileos-future-still-uncertain/#comment-24272 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:15:01 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/2007/10/11/galileos-future-still-uncertain/#comment-24272 Russia is already putting up more glonass birds. Perhaps china will take 3rd? I haven’t heard much about their navigation sats.

]]> http://www.spacepolitics.com/2007/10/11/galileos-future-still-uncertain/#comment-24017 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:24:45 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/2007/10/11/galileos-future-still-uncertain/#comment-24017 Europe is only united about workshare, specifically those of the big countries such as Germany, France, England and Spain. Throw in some English obstruction and there is little union in the EU. Its curious that the EU is twittering about a revolutionary technology that the USA launched 20 years ago. Personally I expect they will argue about this long enough that others will take 2ed and 3rd place for rivals to the US GPS. Then the Euros will simple forget about it.

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