Cosmic 1st: European spacecraft lands on comet

[jeff of pa]

DARMSTADT, Germany (AP) — The European Space Agency celebrated a cosmic touchdown Wednesday by successfully landing a spacecraft on a comet for the first time in history.
The agency said it has received a signal at 1603 GMT (11:03 a.m. EST) from the 100-kilogram (220-pound) Philae lander after it touched down on the icy surface of the comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
"We definitely confirm that the lander is on the surface," said flight director Andrea Accomazzo.


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[jeff of pa]

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Rosetta Comet making noise

Is it alive ? Or a Very Very old space Craft ?

Rosetta Mission: This Is What a Comet Sounds Like - ABC News

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

It is amazing when you consider comet is only 2.5 miles wide and traveling at 41,000 mph and lander was launched 10 years ago with the goal of catching up to it and landing on it. It had to make 3 trips around earth and one around Mars to slingshot and build up enough speed to catch it....

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Just goes to show/prove that "we" CAN send a "nuke-armed" space craft to land on "Worm-Wood" when the "BIG one" comes our way... BIG BANG in the sky; IN THE FUTURE, FOLKS!

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Just goes to show/prove that "we" CAN send a "nuke-armed" space craft to land on "Worm-Wood" when the "BIG one" comes our way... BIG BANG in the sky; IN THE FUTURE, FOLKS!

Unfortunately only if we have enough warning..

 

[Sandman]

Unfortunately only if we have enough warning..

That's a lot of math.