Europe's Galileo Program In Serious Trouble

elrous0 writes "Various news outlets are reporting that Europe's Galileo program is facing a serious financial and technical crisis and may be permanently stalled. The European program, designed to be a superior answer to the US's GPS — and, more critically, not controlled by the US — has faced numerous hurdles since its inception. To date the Galileo program has succeeded in launching only one of its 30 planned satellites and has been beset by delays and cost overruns. Apparently, squabbling between the eight companies in the consortium behind the project is responsible for many of the problems. The project is now threatened with an EU takeover. But some doubt that even an infusion of EU capital can save the flagging program."

Well, just use GLONASS

[Cyberax]

Well, you can always use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLONASS [wikipedia.org]

Oh wait...

Re:I'm not surprised...

[Anonymous Coward]

Just remember who was nice to you many times in the past.

Canada?

Re:Oh, don't be dense

[Colin Smith]

But the EU? Remember, they've got the French - I think I'll sleep comfortably against that threat! :)

Hmmm, yes, but they'll also have the Germans and the British on the same side.

 

Re:I'm not surprised...

[meringuoid]

Hmm .. let me see .. what do I have that originated in EU ... hmm... nothing, I guess.

I assume that means you use a BSD-based kernel?

Re:Why there's nobody fighting:

[geekoid]

That just means they failed at it...again.