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The Galileo satellite programme risks the stop again

Rome, Italy - Soon the meeting between Prodi and the German chancellor Angela Merkel

The Galileo satellite project has been brought forward by the Germans, said Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, CEO of Finmeccanica, talking about the next meeting between Italian Premier Romano Prodi and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The agreement among Finmeccanica, EADS and Thales for this strategic space programme seemed to be solved in July, after the serious administrative problems relating...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1082332
Rome, Italy, 11/20/2007 17:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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