First Galileo satellite travels to launch site
GIOVE A, the first Galileo satellite, departed from ESA's test facility at the European Space Research and Technology Centre in The Netherlands on the morning of 29 November, bound for the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. view more (2005-12-02)
Galileo Concession: shortlisting to proceed
The Galileo Joint Undertaking is officially issuing a first invitation to tender for the Galileo Concession. The invitation is published today in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the GJU website. The Joint Undertaking, based in Brussels and established by the European Commission and the European Space Agency, will then be able... view more... (2003-10-17)
ESA welcomes setting-up of Galileo Joint Undertaking
The appointment of Rainer Grohe as Director of the Galileo Joint Undertaking marks a further key step forward for Galileo, the first civil global satellite navigation programme. “I am delighted at Rainer Grohe’s appointment to manage the first Joint Undertaking established by the European Space Agency and the European... view more... (2003-06-17)
Galileo becomes a reality for Europe
ESA PR 33-2003. The European Space Agency is now able to finalise the conditions for participation in the Galileo navigation programme and to approve the Galileo Joint Undertaking foundation act to be soon signed by ESA and the European Union. The agreement reached among ESA member states today clears the way for the official launch of the legal... view more... (2003-05-26)
ESA welcomes conclusions of the Barcelona European council on Galileo
"Space can do a lot for European citizens. Our global satellite navigation system Galileo is now only a step away from taking wing and fly high", said Antonio Rodot' , the Director General of the European Space Agency, welcoming the conclusions of the European Council held on 15 and 16 March in Barcelona, and echoing the appreciation expressed by... view more... (2002-03-20)
Hyper-accurate clocks - the beating heart of Galileo
Travellers have relied on accurate timekeeping for navigation since the development of the marine chronometer in the eighteenth century. view more (2007-05-11)
Galileo: contracts for the first satellites
The contracts for the first Galileo satellites were signed on Friday 11 July at ESTEC, the European Space Agency's research and technology centre. "Galileo is taking shape with every passing day. These first contracts are symbolic of Europe's collective resolve to develop the first civil global satellite navigation system", stated Claudio... view more... (2003-07-11)
Galileo moves forward
The GalileoSat development and in-orbit validation phase is well under way and the European Space Agency (ESA) has just released its procurement process to Industry indicating that the first completely civil satellite navigation system is moving forward. Galileo Implementation: a phased approach The Galileo Programme is being implemented in... view more... (2004-07-19)
Galileo gets the go-ahead
The European Space Agency warmly welcomes the decision taken today by the European Union Transport Ministers, meeting in Brussels. Galileo has now been given the official go-ahead but for ESA that simply means that work on Galileo can continue! ESA teams have already been working for a number of years on satellite navigation systems, including the... view more... (2002-03-26)
Galileo's notebooks may reveal secrets of new planet
Galileo knew he had discovered a new planet in 1613, 234 years before its official discovery date, according to a new theory by a University of Melbourne physicist. view more (2009-07-09)
New satellite and microwave-based systems for highway toll payment
Robotiker Telecom is collaborating with Telvent traffic, road transport and toll payment systems R+D group in the design of satellite and microwave (wireless) tele-payment at highway/motorway toll booths. view more (2004-11-23)
Receivers key to Galileo success
Europe's navigation system requires new receiver designs to make use of the transmissions from its satellite constellation. European industry is developing and supplying receivers for the in-orbit validation of the system. view more (2006-10-27)
ESA is helping to make road transport more effective
Space is the usual business of a space agency, so it may come as a surprise that the European Space Agency (ESA) is giving some attention to road transport. The agency is designing and building the satellites that will make up the space segment of Galileo, Europe`s own global satellite navigation system. When Galileo becomes fully operational in... view more... (2002-10-02)
Galileo to support global search and rescue
The detection of emergency beacons will be greatly improved by the introduction of Europe's satellite positioning system, Galileo. The Galileo satellites will carry transponders to relay distress signals to search and rescue organisations. view more (2007-08-10)
Small gems in space
A combination of small satellites can, with innovative methods, use the signals of the navigation satellite systems GPS and Galileo to significantly improve remote sensing of the System Earth. view more (2009-09-21)
Icy Jupiter Moon Throws a Curve Ball at Formation Theories
Scientists studying data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft have found that Jupiter's moon Amalthea is a pile of icy rubble less dense than water. Scientists expected moons closer to the planet to be rocky and not icy. The finding shakes up long-held theories of how moons form around giant planets. view more (2005-06-01)
Invitation to the press: Galileo at GNSS 2002
The European Space Agency will be joining forces with the European Commission in a major contribution to GNSS 2002, the sixth in a series of international conferences devoted to global satellite navigation systems, to be held in Copenhagen from 27 to 30 May 2002. This European conference on navigation, organised by the Nordic Institute of... view more... (2002-05-27)
Cornell sleuths crack secret codes of Europe's Galileo satellite
Members of Cornell's Global Positioning System (GPS) Laboratory have cracked the so-called pseudo random number (PRN) codes of Europe's first global navigation satellite, despite efforts to keep the codes secret. view more (2006-07-10)
ESA and the Commission kick off action plan for Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
Antonio Rodot' , ESA`s Director General and Philippe Busquin, Research Commissioner and responsible for space policy, today opened the first meeting of the GMES Steering Committee in Brussels. This meeting brings together, for the first time, the users and suppliers of GMES services and technologies. The Steering Committee will assist in... view more... (2002-03-19)
Looking through Galileo's eyes
In 1609, exactly four centuries ago, Galileo revolutionised humankind's understanding of our position in the Universe when he used a telescope for the first time to study the heavens, which saw him sketching radical new views of the moon and discovering the satellites orbiting Jupiter. view more (2009-01-08)
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