Completing Galileo To Cost $2.5 Billion

By Michael A. Taverna
Paris

European Commission managers say they’re happy with the progress made with the Galileo satellite navigation system and will commit to ensuring that the constellation is completed, even though the cost will rise more than 50%.

In a long-awaited mid-term review last week, the EC noted that Galileo has passed a number of major milestones in the past year that ensures it will reach its initial operational ...

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