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Expensive Autonomy Europe's Overpriced Navi System Heads for Space

It is years behind schedule. But on Friday, two satellites belonging to the European navigation system Galileo are heading into orbit. The system promises to be more precise than anything currently available. But Europe has paid dearly for its autonomy. Von Christoph Seidler

Europe's Overpriced Navi System Heads for Space - ESA

A Marriage of Cosmic Convenience Russia and Europe Launch a Tricky Partnership

For the first time, a Russian Soyuz rocket will lift off from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana this week. The site's proximity to the equator allows the rocket to carry larger payloads into space. But technical problems and cultural differences have plagued the partnership. Von Hilmar Schmundt

Europe's Sat Nav Albatross EU Expects Galileo Project Costs to Explode

Europe's answer to the American GPS navigation system threatens to become a financial black hole. According to a German newspaper, Brussels now calculates that the Galileo project will cost more to build, take longer to complete -- and make losses in the long term.

EU Expects Galileo Project Costs to Explode - dpa/dpaweb

Europe's Future Navigation System German Firm Awarded Galileo Satellite Contract

In a modern take on David vs. Goliath, a small German technology firm has beat out Europe's largest aerospace company to win a major contract to build satellites for the European Union's ambitious Galileo navigation project.

German Firm Awarded Galileo Satellite Contract - ESA/ dpa

Galileo Ready for Launch Europe to Begin Construction of Satellite Navigation System

With EU approval for a new bidding process, Europe's much-touted -- and much delayed -- Galileo, a Brussels-controlled competitor to the US's GPS system, looks set for orbit. One satellite is being launched this weekend and the system is expected to go online by 2013.

Europe to Begin Construction of Satellite Navigation System - SPIEGEL ONLINE

European Satellite Navigation Galileo Costs Launch Into Orbit

Europe's satellite navigation system Galileo may end up costing as much as 10 billion instead of the 3.4 billion currently on the table. It's just the latest setback in a series for the project.

Galileo Costs Launch Into Orbit - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Europe's GPS Rival 'Galileo' Project Finally on the Launch Pad

A European version of America's GPS network will go ahead after a bureaucratic squabble over the budget was resolved. The Galileo navigation system is scheduled to go live in 2013.

'Galileo' Project Finally on the Launch Pad - SPIEGEL ONLINE

European GPS Competitor in Trouble UK and Netherlands Against Public Funding for Galileo

The European Union's planned satellite navigation system Galileo is in trouble. Agreement seemed to be reached Friday on bailing the project out with public money -- but now the UK and the Netherlands are arguing against that, according to a media report.

UK and Netherlands Against Public Funding for Galileo - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Galileo's Fate Will Military Interest Save Europe's Beleagured Navigation System?

The European Union's transport ministers are meeting to decide the future of the Galileo navigation system this week. The stalled system was originally intended for purely civilian purposes, but now the military is getting interested, given the satellites' importance in modern warfare. Von Manfred Dworschak

Will Military Interest Save Europe's Beleagured Navigation System? - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Galileo Project Will European Disagreements Leave Galileo Grounded?

Little progress is being made on Galileo, the European global positioning system. Now competition in the form of new satellites is coming from China. Will Galileo lose its technological advantage because of competitive infighting among its European member states?

Will European Disagreements Leave Galileo Grounded? - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Europe's New Constellation With Galileo, Brussels Hopes for a Cash Cow

Galileo, the European navigation system, has launched its first test satellite and hopes to give the US-run GPS system a run for its money. Will the transmitters in space lead to a miracle in the job market here on earth? And how European is the project, anyway? Von Hilmar Schmundt

With Galileo, Brussels Hopes for a Cash Cow - SPIEGEL ONLINE

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