Space Links
European Space Agency (ESA).
European Commission's Space Coordination
Group
European Space Science Committee
(ESSC)
References
On 31 October 2003 China and India backed the European Union's Galileo global satellite system, a network of 30 orbiting satellites designed to open up a lucrative field of high technology and support industries that require pinpoint accuracy. Despite objections from Washington, China decided to invest £140 million in the program. India is to invest £210 million in the scheme, Loyola de Palacio, the EU's transport commissioner, said.
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