KryoNexus
12-14-2004, 10:03 AM
Is there really a need for another GPS system? I think we have more than enough satellites in the sky as it is. How long till they all start slamming into each other and increase the exponentially growing cloud of metal dust particles in orbit around Earth. You know NASA has to coordinate launches now to make sure they stay clear of any objects in orbit bigger than a golf ball. In fact, something the size of a marble could bring down a shuttle. Anyway, the EU has decided they want their own GPS.
The European Council has at last given the green light to the Galileo satellite constellation. Ministers on Friday finalised the technical specifications of the system, and approved the construction and launch of the satellites. The decision means the first satellites should go up in 2006.
Galileo will provide an EU-controlled alternative to the US GPS satellite navigation system, designed for civilian use, and will offer more detailed resolution that its US counterpart.
Read more of the madness at The Register (http://www.theregister.com/2004/12/13/galileo_thumbs_up/)
The European Council has at last given the green light to the Galileo satellite constellation. Ministers on Friday finalised the technical specifications of the system, and approved the construction and launch of the satellites. The decision means the first satellites should go up in 2006.
Galileo will provide an EU-controlled alternative to the US GPS satellite navigation system, designed for civilian use, and will offer more detailed resolution that its US counterpart.
Read more of the madness at The Register (http://www.theregister.com/2004/12/13/galileo_thumbs_up/)