Galileo, Compass on Collision Course

摘要

As Galileo looks forward to its second satellite launch (see Expert Advice, page 16), program officials fret over possible technical and security-related threats posed by the nascent Compass system touted by China. Talks during the week of April 21 between the European Space Agency (ESA) and European Commission (EC) and the Chinese vice minister for science and technology may or may not resolve the impasse.