Rosetta Mission

[JJonas]

Superb, lets identify scale with something we can all work with: an Imperial Star Destroyer... love it!!!

 

or there is this for the Trekkies

 

[6Foot2]

or there is this for the Trekkies

 

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Link: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/other-stuff/145066-rosetta-mission-2.html#post1243421

[6Foot2]

Link: BBC News - Rosetta: Comet lander Philae now stable - scientists

 

http://i.snag.gy/FkdmX.jpg

 

The Royal Mail is commemorating the landing with a special postmark, which will be applied to all mail delivered across the UK from Friday to Saturday.

[sonofsanta]

Are they trying to claim credit for delivering it or something?

[korifugi]

Are they trying to claim credit for delivering it or something?

 

Well, it is the shape of a box after Parcel Force have had it...

[JJonas]

Well, it is the shape of a box after Parcel Force have had it...

 

...and its taken 12 years to arrive there

[sted]

...and its taken 12 years to arrive there

 

at least they diddnt just leave a card saying we tried to deliver your parcel but you werent in it will be avaliable from your local delivery office in about 10 years

[LiamH]

at least they diddnt just leave a card saying we tried to deliver your parcel but you werent in it will be avaliable from your local delivery office in about 10 years

 

Although technically it got delivered to the wrong location after it "bounced around a bit"

[sted]

Although technically it got delivered to the wrong location after it "bounced around a bit"

 

bouncing around a bit is normal from any courier expecially if it says fragile isnt it?

[sonofsanta]

Although technically it got delivered to the wrong location after it "bounced around a bit"

 

I suppose this is the space equivalent of "threw it over the fence", complete with bits of your precious cargo that don't work anymore.

[Garacesh]

I suppose this is the space equivalent of "threw it over the fence", complete with bits of your precious cargo that don't work anymore.

 

Are we insinuating the ESA is Space-Yodel now?

[korifugi]

Are we insinuating the ESA is Space-Yodel now?

 

Nah, they'd have left it under a nearby nebula and stuck a sticky note to the comet.

[6Foot2]

Link: How Big Is Philae's Comet Compared To Major Cities? | Co.Design | business + design

 

http://i.snag.gy/x5CEO.jpg

[Arthur]

The European Space Agency have posted a fantastic set of Comet 67P/C-G photos on Flickr.

 

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/sets/72157638315605535

[CadlaM]

I believe The Clangers are overjoyed at having some new scrap for their cave doors. The old dustbin lids made too much noise.

[6Foot2]

You can't have it both ways...

 

http://i.snag.gy/lb7Xb.jpg

[6Foot2]

 

Posted on YouTube: 14^th October 2013

[sted]

there was a sky at night special about it on last night on bbc4 was quite good I thought BBC iPlayer - The Sky at Night - Rosetta: A Sky at Night Special

[AllexanderG]

no one knows where it landed...

[sonofsanta]

no one knows where it landed...

 

They do now, at last: Philae spotted after first landing on 67P | Rosetta - ESA's comet chaser

[eyetea]

The European Space Agency have posted a fantastic set of Comet 67P/C-G photos on Flickr.

 

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/sets/72157638315605535

 

Pics are amazing. Dunno why but these kind of things seem to give me the shivers! Perhaps because it's so awe inspiring, not sure!

[AllexanderG]

They do now, at last: Philae spotted after first landing on 67P | Rosetta - ESA's comet chaser

Thanx for an update

[sonofsanta]

Someone at the BBC has a sense of humour; check out the first subheading in BBC News - Comet lander: Camera sees Philae's hairy landing

[6Foot2]

The 'thud' of Philae touching down on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko:

 

Link: Touchdown Philae on Comet 67P [soundcloud link: Clip was a bit loud in places]

 

There is no atmosphere surrounding the comet to carry the sound. The sound recorded here is that which is transferred through the body of the lander as it made contact with the comet.

[6Foot2]

Link: ESA Archive Image Browser

 

We are happy to announce that the first set of images from Rosetta's NAVCAM has now been made available to all scientific and public users via ESA’s Planetary Science Archive (PSA). This first batch of image data covers the period leading up to 2 July 2014, prior to Rosetta’s arrival at 67P/C-G. Further releases of image data will be made in blocks on a monthly basis henceforth, with the near-term aim to catch-up so that NAVCAM data will be publicly released six months after they are taken...