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Title: Spacecraft lands on comet
Post by: Apostrophe Spacemonkey on November 13, 2014, 05:56:17 am

At 4am this morning NZ time, the ESA Philae lander made touch down on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

After spending 10 years attached the Rosetta spacecraft, the lander detach and descended towards the surface of the comet over 7 hours, making the first lander ever on a comet.

The comet has barley any gravity, so on touch down, the lander will shoot harpoons into the ground to attached the lander to the surface.

(http://iforce.co.nz/i/yj2xamp0.kud.jpg)

http://www.space.com/27740-rosetta-comet-landing-success.html (http://www.space.com/27740-rosetta-comet-landing-success.html)

Question: How do I make the picture bigger on these forums?

Title: Re: Spacecraft lands on comet
Post by: Apostrophe Spacemonkey on January 15, 2015, 07:24:23 am

So this happened, if anyone was interested.

Title: Re: Spacecraft lands on comet
Post by: The Demon Lord on January 19, 2015, 07:41:10 am

I do that all the time....






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Title: It's Alive
Post by: Apostrophe Spacemonkey on June 15, 2015, 08:36:09 am

Seven months ago, the Philae lander successfully touched down on 67P, however it's harpoon failed to fire, and the lander bounced around on the suface before coming to a rest in an unknown location.

It new location was less then ideal for its solar panels, and 60 hours later the lander shut down because it couldn't get enough sunlight to charge it's batteries.


But now that the comet is much closer to the sun, the lander has managed to recharge its batteries, and amazingly, after 7 months of silence, it has re-established contact with Earth.

http://www.space.com/29661-philae-comet-lander-wakes-up.html (http://www.space.com/29661-philae-comet-lander-wakes-up.html)

Title: Re: Spacecraft lands on comet
Post by: Lias on June 15, 2015, 10:27:03 am

This was pretty much my reaction when I saw this last night.

(http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/013/034/yeahsciencebitch.PNG)

Title: Re: Spacecraft lands on comet
Post by: Pitchey on June 15, 2015, 11:34:39 am

The little lander that could...