Although Mr Smutny denied the cable's contents, OHB's board decided to remove him from his post to prevent any further damage to the company's reputation and the Galileo project.
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Information on Project Galileo and the Hubble Space Telescope is also available.
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The EC released its assessment a day after a top executive from a Galileo contractor was dismissed for allegedly calling the project a "stupid idea".
The first four Galileo satellites comprise the so-called In-Orbit Validation (IOV) phase of the project.
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To keep Galileo alive, EU member-states had to agree to fund the entire project from the public purse.
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