Press Release: European children will name Galileo satellites constellation

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Series Details IP/11/999 (01.9.11)
Publication Date 01/09/2011
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The child with the best drawing related to space or aeronautics in each Member State will have his or her name given to a satellite of the Galileo programme. The first two satellites to be launched on 20 October 2011 will bear the names of the winning children from Belgium (Thijs) and Bulgaria (Natalia) where the competition already took place earlier in 2011. On the 2 July 2011 the European Commission rolled out the competition in the other 25 Member States to give names to the satellites which will be launched until 2019. Children aged 9–11 can participate.

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European Commission: DG Enterprise and Industry: Policies: Satellite navigation: Galileo http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/satnav/galileo/index_en.htm
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