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So who is watching Philae?
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"More analysis of @Philae2014 telemetry indicates harpoons did not fire as 1st thought. Lander in gr8 shape. Team looking at refire options."
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"The cold gas thruster on top of the lander does not appear to be working so we will have to rely fully on the harpoons at touchdown,” says Stephan Ulamec, Philae Lander Manager at the DLR German Aerospace Center. “We’ll need some luck not to land on a boulder or a steep slope.”
http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/54930-ros...or-separation/
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Perhaps the moderator would like to merge the two threads – see Rosetta comet landing.
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Originally posted by rwatts View PostI'm worried that it might hit the comet and bounce off.
And wouldn't it be funny if it succesfully landed and the first organics it found were a bacterium or a virus.
(At the time of writing I think the decision to separate is still some time away)
http://www.researchgate.net/publicat...a8d260bf000000
Fairly technical, but as I use GC-MS at work, I found it fascinating. Sounds like it can handle molecular weights up to around 1500. It will be very interesting to see what it finds.
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The Philae lander is on its way to the surface of comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. About 7 hours until touchdown.
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Rosetta comet landing
http://www.theguardian.com/science/a...ding-live-blog
and news at many other sites.
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So who is watching Philae?
I'm worried that it might hit the comet and bounce off.
And wouldn't it be funny if it succesfully landed and the first organics it found were a bacterium or a virus.
(At the time of writing I think the decision to separate is still some time away)Tags: None
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