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Published online 23 December 2005 |
Nature
| doi:10.1038/news051219-16
Corrected online: 28 December 2005
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Galileo gets into position
Europe set to launch its rival to the Global Positioning System.
This holiday season will see the debut of a serious competitor to America's Global Positioning System (GPS) - the navigational aid used by everyone from car drivers to back-country skiers.
The European Space Agency (ESA) aims to launch the first test satellite in the Galileo network, the European equivalent of GPS, on 28 December.
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