Galileo - The clock is ticking
After the successful launch of GIOVE on 28 December 2005 and the acquisition of a navigation signal on 12 January 2006, Galileo, Europe's own GPS, is underway from the drawing board into space. This ESApod video features highlight images of the launch of GIOVE and an outline of Galileo, and why this will eventually be the best positioning system in the world. ESApod video programme