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EU Presses Ahead With Galileo GPS System

Posted by timothy on from the directional-directive dept.

philkerr writes "The BBC is reporting that European transport ministers have agreed to the 2008 deployment of the European controlled GPS system. Costing 2.1 billion euros and creating 150,000 jobs. Is this just a pork-barrel project, or something Europe really needs to break the reliance on U.S. space technology? This was discussed on Slashdot in June when the U.S. and EU reached an agreement on its deployment."

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  1. Re:would USA rely on French, or Estonian GPS syste by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Geez! Because they are the GOOD guys of course!

  2. Buy it from the US by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The Europeans should buy it from the US with the dollar so weak at the moment it will be a steal.

  3. Re:Overdetermination in navigation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Man has been striving for millions of years to be able to look at internet porn.