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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11706
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Space

Galileo navigation system could be delayed due to technical failings

During a press conference on Wednesday 18 January, the Director-General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Jan Wörner, announced that the multiple breakdowns in the atomic satellite clocks in the European Galileo navigation constellation programme, could possibly lead to delays in the launch of the next batch of satellites.

The atomic clocks play a crucial role in the accuracy of navigation satellites, explained the Director-General, as part of his introduction. He also said that in an...

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