EU urged to get Galileo system in orbit
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As European Union governments consider how to get the problem-plagued Galileo satellite navigation system into orbit, one EU official who has been there has simple advice &#151; do it fast, or else the Chinese will steal the show.
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The United Nations has proclaimed 2009 to be the International Year of Astronomy to mark the 400th anniversary of observations by Galileo that revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) said here on Thursday.
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Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon is about to start. The unmanned, solar energy driven SMART-1 spacecraft has entered the orbit around the Moon.
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A top official in Italy has called on the European Union to help Libya stem the flow of illegal migrants moving northwards across the Mediterranean.
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A group of scientists and engineers propose a plan for the UK to join the International Space Station.
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The European Commission sought Wednesday to boost Europe&#39;s chances of dominating the emerging market for mobile television technology by pushing for a single European standard.
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Europe must make good on plans to set up an independent funding body for science or face an unprecedented brain drain, a leading scientist has warned.
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The European Space Agency says it has awarded a contract to a British satellite firm to help safeguard frequencies allotted to the Galileo satellite navigation system.
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Galileo Avionica si aggiudica fornitura da 20mln euro
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Orbital gravy train off the rails The British government has responded to MPs' concerns regarding the ongoing Galileo Euro sat nav programme. In the view of Her Majesty's ministers the scheme can't be stopped, so there isn't much point arguing about it.â¦
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European countries are urged to face up to the challenges of tackling a cancer "timebomb" among the elderly.
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EU ministers agree to get the multi-billion-euro Galileo satellite navigation system up and running from 2008.
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EU institutions need to put their own house in order before claiming to be the global climate leader.
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The struggling European navigation system Galileo faces yet another delay with a three-month postponement of its second satellite launch, a press report said Monday.
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European system taking on US military's GPS faces collapse over multi-billion-pound deficit.
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European Union ministers met Friday to consider whether to switch to full public funding for the problem-plagued Galileo satellite navigation system after a consortium of eight companies, charged with building the project, failed to make headway.
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The EU Commission president urges national leaders to set a landmark in the fight against global warming.