Europe’s comet chaser has not yet left the planet, but the Rosetta spacecraft has already broken the sound barrier during preparations for its launch next January. At the beginning of […]
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Top class images help ESA’s Rosetta prepare to ride on a cosmic bullet
Chase a fast-moving comet, land on it and ‘ride’ it while it speeds up towards the Sun: not the script of a science-fiction movie, but the very real task of […]
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Critical thermal tests begin for Rosetta comet chaser
With less than 11 months to launch, the most advanced spacecraft ever to visit a comet is about to begin a critical series of thermal tests at the European Space […]
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Rosetta reunion as Lander is delivered and mated
The Rosetta Lander, designed to be the first spacecraft in the history of space exploration to make a soft-landing on the icy nucleus of a comet, has now joined its […]
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Rosetta orbiter rolls into the Netherlands
A little more than one year from now, ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft will be speeding through space at many thousands of kilometres per hour. In comparison, the orbiter’s stately journey across […]
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Rosetta’s mating ritual completed
A major landmark was passed this week in the race to prepare the Rosetta spacecraft for its January 2003 launch from South America. After the successful mating of the two […]
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Rosetta presented to the international scientific community
Rosetta, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) interplanetary probe built with the contribution of Alenia Spazio, has been presented today to the international scientific community and the Italian press at the […]
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Rosetta’s CONSERT heads for a real cool venue
What is a comet really like? What is its interior like? Could it be a fluffy agglomeration of snow and dirt? Or perhaps it is solid all the way through […]
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Lift off for Rosetta at Le Bourget
The January 2003 launch of ESA’s Rosetta comet chaser by an Ariane 5 rocket was confirmed on Tuesday, 19 June, at the Paris Air Show. The signatories at the official […]
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Rosetta – a Spacecraft in Search of Pristine Matter
In January 2003 the European spacecraft Rosetta is to set off in search of pristine matter. It will be launched on its long flight to the comet “Wirtanen” by the […]
