Galileo: European Collaboration for Space

Authors

Pedro Maddens Toscano, Georgia Institute of TechnologyFollow

Abstract

This paper examines the Galileo satellite navigation system as an example of European collaboration, and illustrates how the project has put Europe and European industry at the forefront of the space industry. It discusses the history of the program as well as its technical and financial aspects. The collaboration efforts are discussed highlighting the nature of the political, economic and technological forms of both intergovernmental and supranational cooperation. In addition to the Galileo system, the paper also includes a brief discussion on the Global System for Mobile Communications, one of the greatest successes of European technical collaboration.

DOI

10.5642/urceu.201601.04

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©2016 Pedro Maddens Toscano

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Recommended Citation

Maddens Toscano, Pedro (2016) "Galileo: European Collaboration for Space," Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union: Vol. 2016, Article 4. DOI: 10.5642/urceu.201601.04
Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/urceu/vol2016/iss1/4