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Lochloosa

(16,064 posts) Tue Nov 11, 2014, 03:48 PM Nov 2014

10 Years ago they Launched Rosetta...

tomorrow it lands on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Live streaming began an hour ago...

http://rosetta.esa.int/

Rosetta has been flying around the comet for 97 days.

The lander will separate from Rosetta in 12 Hours.

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10 Years ago they Launched Rosetta... (Original Post) Lochloosa Nov 2014 OP

Yay space! shenmue Nov 2014 #1

My OP from yesterday with link to full details. longship Nov 2014 #2

Thanks, I missed that. Nice GIF Lochloosa Nov 2014 #3

It's a teaser. longship Nov 2014 #4

it better have good shocks if its landing that fast CAG Nov 2014 #5

Well, it is a GIF animation. It displays as fast as it displays. longship Nov 2014 #6

Pretty remarkable times, ours. Octafish Nov 2014 #7

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. Yay space!

Reply to Lochloosa (Original post)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 03:56 PM

Nov 2014

I watch the NASA channel all the time. It has become one of my favorite zone-out stations. It's beautiful, like the traffic channel they used to have when I lived in New York. Nothing but a camera at one of the highway exits.

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. My OP from yesterday with link to full details.

Reply to Lochloosa (Original post)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 03:58 PM

Nov 2014

http://www.democraticunderground.com/122833621

It includes this GIF:

Philae landing maneuver.

Lochloosa

(16,064 posts)

3. Thanks, I missed that. Nice GIF

Reply to longship (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 04:03 PM

Nov 2014

longship

(40,416 posts)

4. It's a teaser.

Reply to Lochloosa (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 04:10 PM

Nov 2014

And I don't mean a space alien that lands in your back yard, leaves his ship, and childishly struts around going beep beep.

(Homage to Douglas Adams.)