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    12 Dec 2012 Global network to track Sun’s effect on Earth
    04 Dec 2012 Third Galileo satellite begins transmitting navigation signal
    01 Nov 2012 Research cruise testing EGNOS satnav for ships
    29 Oct 2012 Indoor navigation and first aid apps take home prestigious prizes
    24 Oct 2012 Helicopter flight over ‘Galileo valley’ guides future satnav
    13 Oct 2012 Deployment of Europe’s Galileo constellation continues
    12 Oct 2012 Galileo IOV take-off
    12 Oct 2012 Follow the Galileo IOV launch live
    11 Oct 2012 Galileo satellites switched on for launch
    10 Oct 2012 New video: Galileo will be at Europe’s service
    09 Oct 2012 Galileo satellites cleared for launch
    09 Oct 2012 Galileo satellites moved to pad for Friday launch
    05 Oct 2012 The power of four: video highlights next Galileo launch
    01 Oct 2012 Twin Galileo satellites fuelled and ready for launch
    12 Sep 2012 Galileo Programme Press Briefing at ILA Berlin Air and Space Show 2012
    12 Sep 2012 Listen to Galileo Programme Press Briefing
    10 Sep 2012 Countdown: a month to go to Galileo’s next launch
    21 Aug 2012 Fourth Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site
    17 Aug 2012 50 years of space for Norway
    07 Aug 2012 Next Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site
    24 Jul 2012 Mission accomplished, GIOVE-B heads into deserved retirement
    12 Jul 2012 Space signal demonstrates Galileo interoperability with GPS
    03 Jul 2012 ESA extends its navigation lab in readiness for Galileo testing
    03 Jul 2012 Mission accomplished for Galileo's pathfinder GIOVE-A
    14 Jun 2012 Registration still open for ESA’s navigation summer school
    14 Jun 2012 Trial by vacuum brings next Galileo satellites closer to launch
    07 May 2012 Win funding for satnav business ideas
    04 May 2012 First of Galileo’s next stage FOC satellites assembled
    03 May 2012 Next Galileo satellites to launch after the summer
    19 Apr 2012 First payload ready for next batch of Galileo satellites
    05 Apr 2012 ‘Navipedia’: the reference for satellite navigation know-how
    23 Mar 2012 ESA’s summer school to prepare students for Europe’s new navigation age
    18 Mar 2012 Call for Media: invitation to witness Galileo pass its space test
    12 Mar 2012 Work begins on strengthening EGNOS against solar storms
    06 Mar 2012 Galileo to spearhead extension of worldwide search and rescue service
    27 Feb 2012 Galileo on the ground reaches some of Earth’s loneliest places
    02 Feb 2012 Eight more Galileo navsats agreed
    25 Jan 2012 Opening of UK site producing the heart of Galileo
    19 Jan 2012 ESA guides global satnav augmentation gathering
    28 Dec 2011 Europe’s navigation pioneer GIOVE-A celebrates sixth birthday in space
    22 Dec 2011 First Galileo satellite producing full spectrum of signals
    21 Dec 2011 Steering aircraft with satellites: EGNOS extends its reach
    15 Dec 2011 First laser measurements of Europe's Galileo satellites made from Chile
    14 Dec 2011 Galileo in tune: first navigation signal transmitted to Earth
    22 Nov 2011 Redu trains big dish on Galileo satellites
    04 Nov 2011 Galileo satellites handed over to control centre in Germany
    26 Oct 2011 Winning business ideas for satellite applications
    21 Oct 2011 One Soyuz launcher, two Galileo satellites, three successes for Europe
    21 Oct 2011 Watch online: Galileo IOV separation phase
    21 Oct 2011 Liftoff of Soyuz flight VS01
    21 Oct 2011 Liftoff of Soyuz flight VS01
    21 Oct 2011 Soyuz - Galileo IOV-1 launch set for today
    20 Oct 2011 Watch online: Soyuz - Galileo IOV launch
    20 Oct 2011 Soyuz - Galileo IOV launch delayed
    20 Oct 2011 Watch online: Soyuz - Galileo IOV launch
    18 Oct 2011 Joint ESA/CNES team will lead initial Galileo operations
    18 Oct 2011 When Galileo met Soyuz
    15 Oct 2011 First Soyuz ready for liftoff from French Guiana
    13 Oct 2011 Galileo satellites enclosed within launch fairing
    07 Oct 2011 Galileo satellites await launch side-by-side
    04 Oct 2011 Galileo IOV satellites fuelled for launch
    21 Sep 2011 Keep abreast of Galileo’s launch campaign
    20 Sep 2011 Countdown to Europe’s first Soyuz launch under way
    12 Sep 2011 First Galileo satellite touches down in French Guiana
    21 Jul 2011 GIOVE missions serving as Galileo’s radiation watchdogs
    14 Jul 2011 Video reveals Galileo satellites preparing to debut
    27 Jun 2011 GIOVE-B hydrogen atomic clock ticks through three years in orbit
    22 Jun 2011 Le Bourget contracts complete Galileo network
    21 Jun 2011 Galileo’s Soyuz launchers arrive at French Guiana
    23 May 2011 Galileo: Europe prepares for October launch
    20 May 2011 Galileo takes its place on top of the world
    10 May 2011 Europe’s first EGNOS airport to guide down giant Beluga aircraft
    22 Apr 2011 Upgrading agreed for Europe’s EGNOS satnav system
    22 Apr 2011 ESA Euronews: navigation by satellite
    04 Apr 2011 Make your satnav idea a reality
    25 Mar 2011 Alpine Galileo test site to host ESA’s navigation summer school
    04 Mar 2011 Listen to joint press briefing on EGNOS and Galileo
    02 Mar 2011 EGNOS navigation system begins serving Europe’s aircraft
    02 Mar 2011 Call for Media: Press conference on EGNOS and Galileo
    25 Feb 2011 Galileo tested in Europe-wide dress rehearsal
    22 Feb 2011 Bridge to PARIS: testing Earth monitoring via satnav
    20 Jan 2011 Galileo satellite undergoes launch check-up at ESTEC
    12 Jan 2011 How GIOVE’s signals show way for Galileo
    28 Dec 2010 Galileo pathfinder GIOVE-A achieves five years in orbit
    20 Dec 2010 Galileo’s navigation control hub opens in Fucino
    13 Dec 2010 Europe opens an Arctic eye on Galileo
    10 Dec 2010 ESA Test Centre shaker simulates Galileo launch
    24 Nov 2010 SISNeT into 10th year of providing precise satnav online
    29 Oct 2010 European Satellite Navigation Competition awards
    26 Oct 2010 Contract signing gives Galileo system its operators
    06 Oct 2010 Galileo ground station takes shape in Pacific
    22 Sep 2010 Norway signs Galileo agreement with Commission
    15 Sep 2010 Training the next generation of satnav experts
    31 Aug 2010 Navigation satellites contend with stormy Sun
    24 Aug 2010 US and European navigation systems combined to improve performance and quality of services
    15 Jul 2010 ESSP certified as Air Navigation Service Provider
    06 Jul 2010 Space expertise helps Expo visitors
    30 Jun 2010 Inauguration of Galileo in-orbit test facilities in Redu
    21 Jun 2010 Summer school for satellite navigation
    21 May 2010 Improving the accuracy of satellite navigation systems
    10 May 2010 Galileo satellite engineering model testing
    04 May 2010 All four IOV platforms for the first time together
    27 Apr 2010 Two years in space for GIOVE-B
    23 Apr 2010 Global Navigation Satellite Systems Science – Announcement of Opportunity
    23 Apr 2010 New navsat sensor improves water monitoring
    04 Mar 2010 ESA Director addresses ‘Galileo Application Days’ conference
    27 Jan 2010 Major Galileo contracts signed
    13 Jan 2010 Four years of Galileo signals
    07 Jan 2010 European Commission announces the award of major Galileo contracts
    03 Dec 2009 Galileo satellite engineering model platform integration tests completed
    20 Nov 2009 Inauguration of site of Galileo station at Kourou
    06 Nov 2009 Galileo science colloquium
    01 Oct 2009 EGNOS ‘Open Service’ available: a new era for European navigation begins today
    30 Sep 2009 Colloquium on scientific and fundamental aspects of the Galileo programme
    18 Sep 2009 GIOVE-A satellite orbit raised
    16 Jun 2009 Galileo IOV launch services contract signed
    15 Jun 2009 Galileo: First contracts signed on behalf of the European Commission
    01 Jul 2008 Procurement of full Galileo system begins
    07 May 2008 GIOVE-B transmitting its first signals
    29 Apr 2008 GIOVE-B spacecraft in good health
    28 Apr 2008 GIOVE-B launch: videos and press conference
    27 Apr 2008 GIOVE-B is in orbit
    27 Apr 2008 ESA's most advanced navigation satellite launched
    26 Apr 2008  GIOVE-B launch update
    26 Apr 2008 GIOVE-B launch timeline: what happens and when
    24 Apr 2008 GIOVE B sur son pas de tir!
    24 Apr 2008 GIOVE-B on the launch pad
    23 Apr 2008 GIOVE-B launch - live video streaming
    19 Mar 2008 GIOVE-B launch website now available
    06 Mar 2008 Second Galileo spacecraft prepares for launch
    26 Feb 2008 Galileo satellite GIOVE-B presented at ESA/ESTEC
    22 Feb 2008 Successful EGNOS trial in San Sebastian
    18 Dec 2007 Deux ans pour le premier satellite Galileo dans l'espace
    18 Dec 2007 Two years in space for Galileo satellite
    16 Oct 2007 Science and Galileo - working together
    11 Oct 2007 Navigation application projects to identify GNSS evolutions - Open invitation for outline tenders
    26 Sep 2007 Colloquium on scientific and fundamental aspects of the Galileo programme
    26 Sep 2007 Colloque sur les aspects scientifiques du programme Galileo
    10 Sep 2007 GIOVE-B arrives at ESTEC for final tests
    17 Aug 2007 GIOVE-A test campaign completed
    09 Aug 2007 Galileo to support global search and rescue
    18 Jul 2007 Helicopter flight trials for EGNOS
    29 Jun 2007 Pseudo-satellites allow accurate navigation in Helsinki harbour
    28 Jun 2007 Cooperation agreement for satellite navigation in Africa
    28 Jun 2007 Accord de coopération pour la navigation par satellites en Afrique
    15 Jun 2007 New era for ESA Redu ground station
    13 Jun 2007 First Colloquium on Scientific and Fundamental Aspects of the Galileo Programme
    06 Jun 2007 About satellite navigation
    25 May 2007 World satellite navigation congress in Geneva
    24 May 2007 Agreement between the ESA and the GNSS Supervisory Authority
    21 May 2007 Galileo rubidium clocks – a year of in-orbit experience
    10 May 2007 Hyper-accurate clocks – the beating heart of Galileo
    04 May 2007 GIOVE-A transmits first navigation message
    30 Apr 2007 Call for ideas in satellite navigation - Galileo Masters 2007
    20 Apr 2007 Circulation aérienne plus sûre avec EGNOS
    20 Apr 2007 Safer air traffic with EGNOS
    12 Apr 2007 New ‘Learning EGNOS’ website
    02 Apr 2007 EGNOS initial operations user support now available
    19 Mar 2007 ESA Navigation Publication:
    EGNOS − The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System − A Cornerstone of Galileo
    05 Mar 2007 GIOVE-A2 to secure the Galileo programme
    02 Mar 2007 GIOVE-A navigation signal available to users
    26 Feb 2007 GIOVE mission core infrastructure
    09 Feb 2007 Colloquium on scientific applications of Galileo
    12 Jan 2007 One year of Galileo signals; new website opens
    11 Jan 2007 Innovative ideas to leverage Galileo data
    22 Dec 2006 One year in space for Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element
    19 Dec 2006 Navitec 2006 at ESTEC a success
    30 Nov 2006 Commercial flight trials for EGNOS
    26 Oct 2006 Receivers key to Galileo success
    03 Oct 2006 GIOVE-A laser ranging campaign successful
    26 Jul 2006 EGNOS follows the Tour de France
    20 Jul 2006 Galileo on-line tour offers more languages
    12 Jul 2006 End of test bed marks a new era for EGNOS
    11 Jul 2006 Call for ideas – satellite navigation research & development
    29 Jun 2006 ESA's Navigation Facility ready for the future
    16 Jun 2006 Satellite guidance for the visually impaired
    31 May 2006 Galileo conference in China
    16 May 2006 Highly precise geo-information may help predict tsunamis, earthquakes
    05 Apr 2006 Workshop on tools and facilities for Galileo receivers
    20 Mar 2006 Conference - Galileo services: chances for business
    09 Mar 2006 GIOVE A transmits loud and clear
    17 Feb 2006 ESA, German state of Hessen establish joint Galileo incubator centre
    16 Feb 2006 Workshop on tools and facilities for Galileo receivers
    21 Jan 2006 Galileo in-orbit validation contract signed
    12 Jan 2006 First Galileo signals transmitted by GIOVE-A
    28 Dec 2005 First Galileo satellite on orbit to demonstrate key technologies
    27 Dec 2005 GIOVE-A on the launch pad; launch rehearsal completed
    23 Dec 2005 GIOVE-A ready to join its Soyuz launcher; launch timeline
    20 Dec 2005 GIOVE-A mated with launcher upper stage; launch set for 28 December
    19 Dec 2005 EGNOS demonstration in South Africa
    16 Dec 2005 Postponement of GIOVE-A launch
    16 Dec 2005 Report du lancement de GIOVE-A
    13 Dec 2005 First member of Galileo satellite family to be launched on 26 December - Follow the launch live
    13 Dec 2005 Galileo on-line tour available
    30 Nov 2005 First Galileo satellite travels to launch site
    18 Nov 2005 Workshop in Poland on EGNOS performance and applications
    09 Nov 2005 First Galileo satellites named 'GIOVE'
    27 Oct 2005 First Galileo satellite to be presented at ESA/ESTEC
    27 Oct 2005 First Galileo satellite to be presented at ESA/ESTEC
    25 Oct 2005 Satellite navigation receiver uses EGNOS signals delivered via Internet
    27 Sep 2005 Greek company develops satellite based software to improve workflow processes
    02 Sep 2005 Satellite navigation tracks rally cars
    25 Aug 2005 Galileo satellite payload testing
    02 Aug 2005 Galileo satellite arrives at ESA-ESTEC for testing
    28 Jul 2005 Initial operations for EGNOS
    15 Jul 2005 Demonstration of safer waterways with satellite navigation
    07 Jul 2005 Competitors in the Tour de France tracked by satellite
    05 Jul 2005 ECORAIL - successful demonstration of EGNOS for railway control applications
    21 Jun 2005 EGNOS system delivered to ESA by industry
    16 Jun 2005 ESA announces continuation of EGNOS System Test Bed services
    09 Jun 2005 First Galileo satellites six months from launch
    08 Jun 2005 Workshop on EGNOS performance and applications
    07 Jun 2005 Galileo service volume simulator available for download
    27 May 2005 ESA brings EGNOS to the classroom
    25 May 2005 Success for the first trans-african flight with EGNOS
    24 May 2005 €50 000 for good satellite navigation ideas
    13 May 2005 Crossing Africa with EGNOS
    10 May 2005 Successful workshop on promoting satellite navigation applications
    29 Apr 2005 Industry delivers EGNOS system
    15 Apr 2005 Last call to workshop on promoting satellite navigation applications
    12 Apr 2005 EGNOS tested on trip to International Space Station
    30 Mar 2005 EGNOS key element inaugurated in Toulouse
    14 Mar 2005 Workshop on promoting satellite navigation applications
    10 Jan 2005 In-Orbit Validation contract: a further step forward for Galileo
    07 Jan 2005 Galileo System Test Bed Version 1 experimentation is now complete
    23 Dec 2004 Demonstrating safer inland waterways with satellite navigation
    20 Dec 2004 NAVITEC' 2004 workshop a success
    16 Dec 2004 Ireland now part of Europe’s first satellite navigation system
    23 Nov 2004 ESA workshop on satellite navigation user equipment technologies
    09 Nov 2004 ESA Navigation projects now online
    28 Sep 2004 Poland takes part in Europe’s first satellite navigation system
    21 Sep 2004 ESA checks over first Galileo experimental satellite model
    30 Jul 2004 Satellite navigation could make Olympic Games safer
    23 Jul 2004 The best view of the Tour is from space
    19 Jul 2004 Galileo moves forward
    06 Jul 2004 A control centre in Italy for EGNOS, the first European satellite navigation system
    06 Jul 2004 Space at the Farnborough Air Show
    01 Jun 2004 ESA Navigation Applications Development Facilities to support new projects
    01 Jun 2004 ESA Navigation Development Facilities supports new projects
    21 Apr 2004 First prototype of Galileo ground segment
    02 Apr 2004 Safer train circulation with EGNOS
    18 Mar 2004 EGNOS on its way to signal availability
    05 Mar 2004 Contract signed for launch of two experimental Galileo satellites
    04 Mar 2004 Signal-In-Space through Internet (SISNeT) - a 'most original project' from ESA
    03 Feb 2004 EGNOS improves safety for maritime navigation in China
    23 Dec 2003 ESA launches the EGNOS for Professionals website
    18 Dec 2003 Iceland part of Europe’s first satellite navigation system
    21 Nov 2003 Satellite road management being developed in Lisbon
    17 Oct 2003 Galileo Concession: shortlisting to proceed
    18 Sep 2003 Inauguration of the 'China-Europe Global Navigation Satellite System Technical Training and Cooperation Centre' (CENC)
    09 Sep 2003 Pay-as-you-go motoring just around the corner
    17 Jul 2003 Receiver manufacturers map future of navigation with EGNOS
    11 Jul 2003 Galileo: contracts for the first satellites
    17 Jun 2003 ESA welcomes setting-up of Galileo Joint Undertaking
    11 Jun 2003 Europe’s first Master Control Centre for satellite navigation
    09 Jun 2003 Railways to benefit from satellite navigation
    05 Jun 2003 On show: Safer Navigation in the fjords
    05 Jun 2003 Turn-by-turn navigation goes off-board
    04 Jun 2003 More autonomy for blind people thanks to satellite navigation
    27 May 2003 First EGNOS signal in space
    26 May 2003 Galileo becomes a reality for Europe
    21 May 2003 Tracking valuable and dangerous goods in transit
    09 May 2003 Communication satellites telling us where they are
    16 Apr 2003 Safer navigation means more helicopters saving lives
    14 Apr 2003 ESA at GNSS 2003 in Graz: Highlights on satellite navigation for Europe
    02 Apr 2003 Sweden takes part in global navigation
    02 Apr 2003 Accurate navigation information available to more GPS receivers
    26 Mar 2003 Reduced flight delays and safer aviation – see for yourself
    27 Feb 2003 A step closer to safer aviation in Africa
    14 Feb 2003 Toulouse bus test-drives European satellite navigation
    30 Dec 2002 Space technology to help the blind
    23 Dec 2002 Galileo: break in the negotiations
    16 Dec 2002 Safer harbour operations with EGNOS
    24 Oct 2002 3rd EGNOS System Test Bed (ESTB) workshop in Nice, 12 November 2002
    18 Oct 2002 SITEF: innovation and future technologies
    02 Oct 2002 ESA is helping to make road transport more effective
    25 Sep 2002 Space technology geared to the car
    19 Sep 2002 Signal-in-Space through the Internet
    18 Sep 2002 Galileo receivers - in search of signals to ignore
    15 Sep 2002 Galileo Preliminary System Design Review a success
    06 Sep 2002 Navigate via the web with the SISNeT receiver
    26 Jul 2002 ESA and Eurocontrol sign cooperation agreement on using space technology for civil aviation
    08 Jul 2002 EGNOS moves into manufacturing phase
    18 Jun 2002 Innovation Village at NavSat 2002 - reserve your space
    13 Jun 2002 ESTB News Issue 4, May 2002, now available
    04 Jun 2002 Galileo Design Review, a milestone in making Galileo a reality
    24 May 2002 Galileo at GNSS 2002
    21 May 2002 Running development
    11 Apr 2002 Open Invitation to Tender for non-transport related GNSS applications
    26 Mar 2002 Galileo gets the go-ahead
    20 Mar 2002 ESA welcomes conclusions of the Barcelona European council on Galileo
    09 Mar 2002 EGNOS moves ahead
    05 Mar 2002 Galileo development goes on despite ministerial deferrment
    25 Feb 2002 Artemis finally on course for ground-breaking mission
    06 Dec 2001 Perfect images transmitted via a laser link between Artemis and SPOT 4
    06 Nov 2001 Meeting users' requirements
    06 Nov 2001 Limitations of existing systems
    06 Nov 2001 How existing satellite navigation systems work
    06 Nov 2001 Satellite navigation today
    06 Nov 2001 Galileo development forges ahead pending ministerial decisions
    18 Oct 2001 ESTB used to guide aircraft at Nice airport
    25 Sep 2001 2nd ESTB workshop to meet in Nice
    10 Aug 2001 Six more contracts for satellite navigation application development
    10 Aug 2001 Summer school comes up with new ideas for satellite navigation systems
    09 Aug 2001 Irish airport to take part in the EGNOS system
    10 Jul 2001 Meeting navigation requirements
    29 May 2001 ESTB News
    17 Apr 2001 GALILEO forges ahead with new release of funds
    05 Apr 2001 EGNOS System Test Bed Helpdesk is fully operational
    19 Mar 2001 New clocks to keep time for Galileo satellite navigation system
    14 Mar 2001 Greek ferry voyage to test EGNOS, Europe’s new satellite navigation system
    01 Feb 2001 1st Slice of GalileoSat Workplan 2001 Approved
    01 Feb 2001 EGNOS Test Bed joins forces with the Mediterranean Test Bed
    18 Jan 2001 ESA continues work on Galileo pending EU’s deferred decision
    11 Dec 2000 Europe prepares to take decision on Galileo satellite navigation system
    06 Nov 2000 Road test for EGNOS, Europe’s new satellite navigation system
    28 Sep 2000 Who benefits: some practical applications
    28 Sep 2000 Europe’s approach
    28 Sep 2000 The EGNOS test bed
    28 Sep 2000 About satellite navigation
    10 Sep 2000 Space technology fights forest fires in Canada this summer
    09 Sep 2000 Europe plans 30 satellites for new navigation system
    04 Sep 2000 Europe plans 30 satellites for new navigation system
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