Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 568 Sat. December 31, 2005       StarTech PhotoTech Galileo A Russian Soyuz FG rocket installed on the launch pad of Russian Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, early December 25. The launch of the first test satellite for the European Space Agency's (ESA) Galileo civil navigation system was delayed by two days to December 28. European Space Agency (ESA) launched the first test satellite of its 3.8 billion-euro Galileo navigation system, designed to rival the reigning US system and put positioning by satellite into civilian hands. PHOTO: AFP