A European Space Agency (ESA) bid-evaluation board on Dec. 9 failed for the second time to select a winner of the biggest satellite-construction competition in Europe, a highly unusual move some government officials say is an indication of the political pressure surrounding the contract.
At stake is a contract for 1.4 billion euros ($2.1 billion) to build six third-generation Meteosat meteorological satellites. Funded 75 percent by Europe's meteorological satellite agency, Eumetsat, and 25 percent by ESA, the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) program has a total budget of 3.3 billion euros including the satellites' construction and launch, the building of a dedicated ground infrastructure and two decades of system operations.
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