Results from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope played a major role in preparing ESA’s ambitious Rosetta mission for its new target, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P/C-G). For the first time in history, Rosetta […]
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Rosetta Stone Decodes Gamma-Ray Burst Mystery
Scientists have pieced together the key elements of a gamma-ray burst, from star death to dramatic black hole birth, thanks to a “Rosetta stone” found on March 29, 2003. This […]
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New destination for Rosetta, Europe’s comet chaser
Comet-chasing mission Rosetta will now set its sights on Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. During its meeting on 13-14th May 2003, ESA’s Science Programme Committee decided Rosetta’s new mission baseline. The spacecraft will […]
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ESA’s Rosetta Mission, A Status Report
Following the decision not to launch Europe’s comet chaser, Rosetta, in January, scientists and engineers in the programme have been examining several alternative mission scenarios. Each has been looked at […]
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Rosetta launch postponed
Arianespace and ESA have announced [14 January 2003] the postponement of the Rosetta mission to orbit and land on comet Wirtanen. This decision and the process for establishing a new […]
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Rosetta Mission Postponed
Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) have announced the postponement of the Rosetta mission after considering the conclusions offered by the missions Review Board. The Board was set up […]
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Rosetta Launch Postponed
Evry, France – Having considered the conclusions of the Review Board set up to advise on the launch of Rosetta, Arianespace and the European Space Agency have decided on a […]
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Plasma probe scientists ready for Rosetta blast-off
Scientists who built and will control the instruments to investigate plasma changes around a comet describe their contribution to the ten year long mission at a pre-launch press briefing in […]
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Revised Venue UK Rosetta Media briefing
The Royal Society 6 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG 1.30pm, Monday 13th January 2003 ‘Rosetta – rendezvous with a comet’ The European Space Agency’s pioneering Rosetta mission to comet […]
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Rosetta – A Comet Ride to Solve Planetary Mysteries
ESA’s Rosetta will be the first mission to orbit and land on a comet. Comets are icy bodies that travel throughout the Solar System and develop a characteristic tail when […]
