Galileo – an evil empire’s stupid idea?
Submit on Thursday, January 13th, 2011 22:56
The head of German company OHB Technology, Berry Smutny, called the European Galileo navigation satellite system a “stupid idea” being pushed by France for military reasons, according to a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable. Mr. Smutny, whose company ironically is the main contractor for the first 14 Galileo satellites, denies having said this – and other things. Yes, it’s WikiLeaks/Cablegate time again.
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