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Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicThe European Satellite Navigation Competition starts round 5 with new partner regions and other thematic focus points. Under the patronage of the Bavarian State Ministry for Economics, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology and with the support of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the ICT trade show SYSTEMS, Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen gave the starting shot for an international ideas competition in 2004, which aimed at the early development of applications that are based on satellite navigation systems available today, like for example GPS, and which should gain a significant enhancement from Galileo. For more information: http://www.galileo-masters.eu.