Rosetta-Philae Probe: How Humans Touched Down on a Comet for the First Time
Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...
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OTD In Space - November 12: Philae Spacecraft Gets Lost On Comet
On November 12, 2014, a European spacecraft named Philae tried to land on Comet 67P. To say it was a bumpy landing would be ...
Philae's extraordinary comet landing relived
On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey through the solar system and over 500 million kilometers from home, Rosetta's lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for ...
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Special Issue: Philae Results Shed Light on the Nature of Comets (3 of 6) (IMAGE)
This is a definition of Philae's geometry (CAD model), lander coordinate system and leg/feet designation. Landing gear in zero position (before touchdown, the LG was rotated by 10.9±0.2 deg).
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Oberoi boosts Nile cruise portfolio with Philae
The Oberoi Philae will offer guests unrivalled views of the River Nile. - Supplied photo Dubai - The Oberoi Philae will offer guests unrivalled views of the River Nile, as they experience the ...
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Special Issue: Philae Results Shed Light on the Nature of Comets (5 of 6) (IMAGE)
The image shows comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko acquired by the ROLIS instrument on the Philae lander during descent on 2014 Nov 12, 14:41:20 UTC from a distance of approximately 3 km from the ...