On Tuesday 19 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed contracts with a number of European companies worth a total of 233 million euros to develop the Genesis space probe and a LEO-PNT orbital demonstrator in order to meet “the growing need for more resilient and accurate navigation and to ensure that (...) Europe is the world leader in satellite navigation”, explained Javier Benedicto, ESA’s Director of Navigation, in a press release.
The contract for Genesis is worth...