Boost to Galileo sat-nav system

Posted on: Aug. 28th, 2006 || Source: news.bbc.co.uk | E-mail Article | Print Article

The UK government is to invest another 21m pounds in a space mission to build a civil satellite navigation system.
The boost to Europe's Galileo project is "good news for British jobs, British technology and science," said Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling.

UK firms are heavily involved in the £2.4bn scheme, which promises to transform transport and communication industries.

The network of 30 Galileo satellites should be fully operational in 2010.

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