Philae Rosetta Comet landing Successful - Philae Landing on Comet | VIDEO The European Space Agency’s comet lander was launched from its mother ship. The washing-machine-sized Philae landing craft separated from the main Rosetta spacecraft at 8.35am GMT, with confirmation received on Earth at 9.05am GMT. The lander was expected to fall for seven hours before contact with the surface of comet 67P. Touchdown is was expected sometime during a 40-minute window that was to open at about 4pm GMT. The audacious mission, which has travelled 6bn km over 10 years to reach this point is the first time anyone has attempted to land a spacecraft on a comet.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:50:33 +0000
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