“One early result that we are now waiting for is the measurements on the analysis of the debris cloud that was kicked up by the landing. One key result concerns […]
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Airbus Defence and Space: Success for Rosetta!
Today at 17:03 PM (CET), the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt reported a successful landing, announcing: “Philae has landed!”. Some seven hours before, the Philae lander had detached from […]
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NASA Statement on Successful Rosetta Comet Landing
The following statement is from John Grunsfeld, astronaut and associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington, about the successful comet landing by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft: […]
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Touchdown! Rosetta’s Philae probe lands on comet
ESA’s Rosetta mission has soft-landed its Philae probe on a comet, the first time in history that such an extraordinary feat has been achieved. After a tense wait during the […]
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Live updates: Rosetta mission comet landing
On 12 November, Rosetta’s Philae probe is set to make the first-ever landing on a comet when it touches down on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Separation of the lander is planned for […]
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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.
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EUTELSAT 7B Satellite Lines up For Live Broadcast of Rosetta Mission’s Historic Comet Landing
The EUTELSAT 7B satellite of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) is part of an exceptional infrastructure put in place by ESA to share the historic landing of the Philae […]
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Rosetta Glimpses the Dark Side of Comet 67P/C-G
Rosetta’s scientific imaging system OSIRIS has caught a glimpse of the southern side of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. During the past months, this side has continuously faced away from the Sun making […]
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Name Rosetta Mission’s Landing Site
ESA and its Rosetta mission partners are inviting you to suggest a name for the site where lander Philae will touch down on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 12 November. As the […]
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Silicon Carbide Eyes Key to Identify Rosetta’s Landing Site
Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, developed the telescope for one of the two Osiris (Optical Spectroscopic and Infrared Remote Imaging System) cameras that were used […]
