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(European Space Agency) Humanitarian aid workers responding to devastating flooding in Honduras have received assistance from space, with satellite images of affected areas provided rapidly following activation of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters.

(European Space Agency) German athlete Wojtek Czyz, running with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg, set a new world record at the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, reaching an amazing 6.50 meters and beating the previous world record by 27 centimeters.

(European Space Agency) ESA and European industries have updated the planning of the preparatory activities for a new tentative launch date of Oct. 27, 2008, for the GOCE satellite.

(European Space Agency) In a world in which human activity is beginning to alter atmospheric composition with substantial implications for climate and air quality, it is more pressing than ever that the scientists of tomorrow understand atmospheric processes and how the processes may change in order to anticipate the effects and minimize potential dangers.

(European Space Agency) The new name of the European GMES Program has been unveiled: Kopernikus. The European Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen announced the name today at the GMES 2008 Lille forum.

(European Space Agency) Residents along the Gulf Coast are bracing for Hurricane Ike as it travels over the Gulf of Mexico after ripping through Cuba and Haiti.

ESA's Envisat satellite is tracking the storm, which is forecast to make landfall on the Texas coast by Sept. 13.

(European Space Agency) On Sept. 16-17, in the context of France's presidency of the EU, Lille will play host to 'Forum GMES 2008' at the Grand Palais.

(European Space Agency) Earth observation satellites have provided vital information to relief workers in Myanmar throughout a particularly long crisis response window following the devastating Cyclone Nargis that hit the country on May 2 and 3, 2008.

(European Space Agency) Today, the European Commission -- with the support of ESA -- is launching the procurement of Galileo, a global navigation system composed of 30 dedicated navigation satellites and a ground infrastructure with the main control centers in Europe and a network of dedicated stations deployed around the world.

(European Space Agency) Following the extremely hot weather conditions hitting Europe, Norway experienced its biggest forest fire in the last half century earlier this month.

Envisat satellite images were used in the fire's aftermath to get an overview of the damaged area for authorities and insurance companies.