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A European manufacturer's perspective
On January 12, 2006, upon arrival in the United States after a long transatlantic flight, I received a message on my cell phone: "first Galileo signals received." It was an emotional and truly historic event for Septentrio, the fruit of many years of unconditional commitment to the Galileo program, years...
Galileo's first launch.(Guest Editorial)
On December 28, 2005, the Giove-A satellite payload was placed into Galileo orbit (24,000 km, 13,000 nm altitude) using a Russian Soyuz rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Giove-A stands for Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element, with A indicating the first of several test and...
Septentrio satellite navigation
Peter A. Grognard Founder and Managing Direct Septentrio Peter A. Grognard led the satellite navigation group at IMEC in Leuven, Belgium, from 1998 to 2000. Between 1994 and 1998, he was science and technology counselor at the Belgian Embassy in Washington, DC, and delegate to the European...
Europe's Galileo moves toward launch
After almost nine years of discussion, Europe's Galileo navigation satellite project received its official go-ahead in May. Launching of the first satellite is planned for 2005, with signal transmission by June 2006 at the latest.At its most basic level, Galileo is simply Europe's contribution to a global navigation satellite infrastructure....
Europe's Galileo moves toward launch
After almost nine years of discussion, Europe's Galileo navigation satellite project received its official go-ahead in May. Launching of the first satellite is planned for 2005, with signal transmission by June 2006 at the latest. At its most basic level, Galileo is simply Europe's contribution to a global navigation...
Reversal of fortune
As baseball's National League pennant race ground down to its conclusion in 1973, New York Mets manager Yogi Berra uttered one of his deceptively obvious sayings, "It ain't over till it's over." Indeed, the Mets ultimately won the race in a playoff against the Cincinnati Redlegs with the lowest...
Chasing Galileo unity
Reflecting on the current state of Galileo development brings to mind the ironic greeting-card message, "I love humanity. It's people I hate." Like UN-brokered covenants on human rights, the Galileo project illustrates the fact that it often far easier to agree on high-minded concepts than it is to hammer out...
Galileo: the launch of a European initiative
"Europe has finally taken the political decision to launch Galileo, a strategic programme. Today the will of Europe has expressed itself. This is good news that demonstrates the capabilities of the EU to develop a complex and ambitious industrial project which will create highly qualified jobs. Galileo allows Europe to...
Galileo gets funded: European ministers vote yea
Ending a prolonged period of ambivalence and uncertainty, the 15-member European Council of Transport Ministers voted unanimously on March 26 to release [euro]450 million in trans-European Network funds to implement Galileo, a counterpart to the Global Positioning System. The funds match those committed by the European Union's program partner,...
Galileo Contracts, Talks, and Opinions
The European Union EU has taken additional steps down the road toward building Galileo, Europe's contribution to a Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS, by letting contracts with a host of European companies and starting negotiations regarding cooperation with the United States. The contracts run through the end of this...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Wang | |
| Isaac Meilijson | |
| Nathalie Boisard-Beudin | Lawyer |
| Richard Rohrer |
Dr. Frank Wang is currently an Adjunct Professor of Physics at Cooper Union School of Engineering. He received a B.Sc. from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, and Ph.D. in Physics from Columbia University in New York City. His research interest is theoretical high-energy astrophysics. He is involved in several X-ray satellite projects in NASA, European Space Agency, and Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. He was a former research assistant at Deutsches Elecktronen Synchronen in Hamburg, Germany, where he engaged in research of computer simulation and search of exotic new elementary particles. Dr. Wang has a strong experience in applying advanced mathematical and computer techniques in finance such as security pricing, portfolio optimization, fixed income models and risk management. He is a contributor of the Chinese language classical music magazine "Music and Musicians Monthly" published in Taiwan.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Calico Group | Advisor | Current |
| European Space Agency | Current | |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Current | |
| Calico Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| Columbia University | Ph.D. In Physics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tel Aviv University | Professor | Current |
| European Space Agency | Current | |
| Soligence Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of California, Berkeley | Ph.D. In Statistics | Former |
Nathalie Boisard-Beudin spacedlawyer@yahoo.fr is French but currently living in Rome, Italy. Most of her writing is done in English, her second and working - language. She works as in-house lawyer for the European Space Agency and has published five micro-stories in the multinational anthology Wonderful World of Worders (Guildhall-Press) in 2007.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| European Space Agency | Lawyer | Current |
| Crime and Suspense | Current |
Mr. Rohrer brings vast business administration, technology and creative marketing experience to the organization. His past employment challenges have included: A Nippon Electric Corporation (NEC), British Telecom USA and numerous Sprint international joint ventures with British, French and German telecom partners. Prior to that, he was a start-up and ramp-up specialist for Computer Science Corporation information technology and space technology transfer activities in the 12 member countries of the European Space Agency (ESA). In addition to large company employment, Mr. Rohrer has also participated as an entrepreneurial founder of Alphamatrix Incorporated, Cybermation Incorporated, and Atlantic Communication Services. Prior to his private sector employment Mr. Rohrer meritoriously served our country in the United States Marine Corps as a specialist in aviation electronics and as an air transport flight navigator. Today, he continues to serve his local Virginia community as an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) off-hours crew volunteer and is fully certified as a Virginia Department of Health, Emergency Medical Tech (EMT). Mr. Rohrer can be contacted at rrohrer@georgecmarshall.org rrohrer@georgecmarshall.org .
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| George C. Marshall International Center | Office Manager | Current |
| European Space Agency | Current | |
| Atlantic Communication Services Inc | Founder | Former |
| British Telecom | Former |



