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Just watching the live feed of the latest Ariane launch - [url= http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va233/ ]http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va233/[/url] - putting 4 Galileo satellites into orbit. The science and engineering involved in this stuff is awe-inspiring!

Once these satellites are in place there'll be enough satellites for Galileo to start working after a fashion.


 
Posted : 17/11/2016 1:17 pm
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Once these satellites are in place

Great, if there are indeed Aliens we'll loook even more like the Uuniverse dust bin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris


 
Posted : 17/11/2016 1:38 pm
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Funded by European Union and European Space Agency. So how much will it cost us to use it post A50?


 
Posted : 17/11/2016 2:06 pm
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Bloody Europeans working together and making something good.


 
Posted : 17/11/2016 2:16 pm
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So how much will it cost us to use it post A50?

To use - not much. I suspect that will be up to the device manufacturers to pay a royalty.

Might cost a few British jobs though.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38000538


 
Posted : 17/11/2016 2:55 pm
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Once these satellites are in place
Great, if there are indeed Aliens we'll loook even more like the Uuniverse dust bin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris


that might be a worry if satellites where the size of London! 😆


 
Posted : 17/11/2016 4:12 pm
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Great, if there are indeed Aliens we'll loook even more like the Uuniverse dust bin

Perhaps the shield of rubbish is preventing an alien invasion 😛


 
Posted : 17/11/2016 4:17 pm