To Galileo or not to Galileo?

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:52 pm Post subject: To Galileo or not to Galileo?

German media have come up with an interesting story around the naming of the new European GPS system. Looks like the name was already taken, and ESA will have to look for another name...

Here is a rough translation from the german news magazine TagesSchau.
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SimonCatlin · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:16 pm Post subject:

I appreciate that this is a translation body, but at then end the words "The European satellites are to break the government inspection department monopoly of the USA with navigation. Until 2008 are to be established the global system." made me laugh.

Seems they are not just GPS sats up there owned by the Americans, but also "Inspection satellites". I think we can read that as spy sats with a gps module attached!
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lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:54 pm Post subject:

Ha funny. No, the systran engine just chokes at the "GPS" abbreviation and translates it into something governmental.
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Paul-m · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:28 pm Post subject:

I have a similar problem with PowerTranslator or Langenscheidts T1 ;-)

i tried some myslef once and my German colleages thought i had used a machine !

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