Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft, which for 12 months has been riding alongside a comet making its way toward the sun, on Aug. 13 witnessed the object’s closest solar approach from a distance far enough away to avoid being damaged by increasing amounts gas and dust being kicked off by the comet.
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Europe’s Rosetta comet-chaser satellite has apparently survived a dangerously close flyby of Comet 67P, which it is accompanying toward the sun, despite a dazzling of its star trackers by cometary debris and a subsequent shutdown of its science instruments.
VIDEO | NASA Examines ESA’s Rosetta’s Attempt To Land on a Comet
A large ground-based telescope useful for studying orbital debris as well as traditional astronomical targets has been given a second life under a cooperative agreement involving NASA, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, the University of Hawaii and the University of Arizona.
Editorial | ESA Makes History with Rosetta
ESA received a large and well-deserved dose of satisfaction when Rosetta finally arrived within striking distance of its destination.
Europe’s Comet-hunting Rosetta Probe Reaches ‘Scientific Disneyland’
Rosetta arrived at its destination — a comet some 405 million kilometers from Earth.
VIDEO | ESA’s Rosetta Lander at Comet 67P
AsiaSat will deploy AsiaSat 8 to 105.5 degrees east over the Asia-Pacific region.
VIDEO | “Wake up, Rosetta!” Contest Entries
NASA plans to reserve six Soyuz seats to cover round-trip transportation and related training for three astronauts during 2017.
Wary of Another Beagle Moment, ESA Managing Expectations for Rosetta’s Ride-along Lander
Rosetta is scheduled to make a series of close-quarter flybys of Comet 67P starting in August.
Rosetta Probe Revived after 31-month Slumber for Comet Rendezvous
The mission was placed into hibernation in June 2011 because it was too far from the sun to permit its solar arrays to provide full power.
VIDEO | Rosetta Mission
The busiest U.S. spaceport is planning to support up to 21 rocket launches in 2014, a 50 percent increase from 2013.