MTG Decision Could Threaten Weather Satellite
By Michael A. Taverna
Paris and Washington
An internal German debate over selection of a contract to supply Europe’s next meteorological satellite network shows the continuing vulnerability of the European space program to geographic-return disputes.
Eumetsat, Europe’s weather satellite operator, had hoped to receive approval for the €3.3-billion ($4.4-billion) Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) system on March 26 ...
