Europe launches its bid to compete with U.S. GPS system
KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - Europe launched the first satellites in its Galileo global navigation system on Friday, a first step toward creating a network the European Union hopes will eventually rival the U.S.-run GPS system and establish Europe as a space
Francesco Guarascio
KOUROU, French Guiana
Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:08pm EDT
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