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Most important news of the week: the first European Galileo navigation system satellite is into orbit

Rome, Italy - New US sanctions against companies considered as responsible for providing Iran with material useful for the development of military programmes

The launch of the first satellite of the Galileo navigation system and sanctions enforced by the USA against some firms due to the provision to Iran of military material, are major news respectively in the space and defence fields from December 26 2005 to January 1st 2006. Space - The first satellite of the European Galileo global positioning system is into orbit. The Giove-A, one of the two demonstrators...

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Rome, Italy, 01/02/2006 12:55
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