Where is paradise? The EU's navigation system Galileo - Some comments on inherent risks (or paradise lost)

Lesley Jane Smith

Where is paradise? The EU's navigation system Galileo - Some comments on inherent risks (or paradise lost)

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Where is paradise? The EU's navigation system Galileo - Some comments on inherent risks (or paradise lost). / Smith, Lesley Jane.
International Astronautical Federation - 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007. International Astronautical Foundation IAF, 2007. p. 9391-9402 (International Astronautical Federation - 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007; Vol. 14).

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Harvard

Smith, LJ 2007, Where is paradise? The EU's navigation system Galileo - Some comments on inherent risks (or paradise lost). in International Astronautical Federation - 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007. International Astronautical Federation - 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007, vol. 14, International Astronautical Foundation IAF, pp. 9391-9402, 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007, Hyderabad, India, 24.09.07.

APA

Smith, L. J. (2007). Where is paradise? The EU's navigation system Galileo - Some comments on inherent risks (or paradise lost). In International Astronautical Federation - 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007 (pp. 9391-9402). (International Astronautical Federation - 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007; Vol. 14). International Astronautical Foundation IAF.

Vancouver

Smith LJ. Where is paradise? The EU's navigation system Galileo - Some comments on inherent risks (or paradise lost). In International Astronautical Federation - 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007. International Astronautical Foundation IAF. 2007. p. 9391-9402. (International Astronautical Federation - 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007).

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