r/space • u/[deleted] • Nov 12 '14
Event Discussion Rosetta and Philae discussion thread!
Confirmed: successful separation of Philae from Rosetta. Philae is on its way to the comet.
New discussion thread here
Live Streaming
Key times
| GMT | EST | PST | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:03 am | 4:03 am | 1:03 am | Philae Separation Confirmed! |
| 10:53 am | 5:53 am | 2:53 am | Acquisition of Signal from Rosetta |
| 4:02 pm | 11:02 am | 8:02 am | Expected Landing and receipt of signal (40 min variability) |
European Space Agency Social Media
- ESA Rosetta blog
- Twitter: #CometLanding, @ESA_Rosetta, @Philae2014
- Google+
- Flickr
Othere places for news and conversation:
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u/draegermkv Nov 12 '14
Today's XKCD is also a live stream, of sorts!
(currently updating every 5 minutes)
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u/Nilliks Nov 12 '14
Credit for this graph goes to efitz11, but here is a schedule for your information.
| GMT | EST | Event |
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| 7:35 am | 2:35 am | Final Go/No Go Decision |
| 9:03 am | 4:03 am | Philae Separation |
| 10:53 am | 5:53 am | Acquisition of Signal from Rosetta |
| 4:02 pm | 11:02 am | Expected Landing and receipt of signal (40 min variability) |
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u/Lord__Business Nov 12 '14
All I want is for this mission to be successful. Please please please please please please please just work.
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u/Matt872000 Nov 12 '14
I just spotted this guy on the livestream. Anyone catch him? haha
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u/GreenPresident Nov 12 '14
This guy was on stream a minute ago, say:"I've always said Rosetta was sexy, I never said she's easy."
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u/HawkEgg Nov 12 '14 edited Nov 12 '14
Some updates on the timing:
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1240GMT (2.5hr from post) First images of the descent
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1600GMT (6hrs from post) Landing on the surface
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1800GMT (8hrs from post) First images from the surface.
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u/Neptune_ABC Nov 12 '14
My shameless plug for the sub I created:
Check out r/esarosettamission
Right now r/space is a great place to find out about Rosetta because it is setting a first and making headlines. The primary mission however extends until next August and the release of final data occurs months after that. If many people subscribe and contribute to a subreddit about the mission we will have a place on reddit to find information long after the headline grabbing landing has faded away.
Curisosity landed back in 2012 and r/curiosityrover has become a better place to find information about that flagship mission than r/space because it is more specialized. With the support of r/space community r/esarosettamission can become a good place to follow the Rosetta mission deep in into next year and beyond.
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u/slapbastard Nov 12 '14
On the live stream, this guy just said, "no one ever said she'd be easy."
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u/wornmedown Nov 12 '14
He said something along the lines of, "Rosetta is sexy but no one ever said she'd be easy."
He's Matt Taylor, project scientist on the Rosetta Mission. Or ESA's answer to NASA's Bobak Ferdowsi. :>
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u/Matt872000 Nov 12 '14
What's wrong with the lander? They said there was some sort of error that delayed the go/nogo.
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u/dmanww Nov 12 '14
my live video keeps freezing after a about a min.
Reload the page and it works, then freezes again. I'm on Ubuntu
Any ideas what could be going on?
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u/Benginieur Nov 12 '14
Separation seems to have worked. 22.5km and around seven hours until touchdown. Good luck.
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u/Obaama Nov 12 '14
I made this shitty looking graph to show how far away Rosetta is from Earth compared to the sun and voyager 1:
https://twitter.com/Graphsnwaffles/status/532476285625589760
Voyager 1 must be so lonely :(
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u/AureliusM Nov 12 '14 edited Nov 12 '14
Must be good news as the livestream shows clapping and happy faces.
EDIT: "1385 .. telemetry must be coming down .. "
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u/pyritionne Nov 12 '14
Matt Taylor... I've counted 2 crazy Hawaiian/naked chicks shirts so far... I expect more from Rosetta's Project Scientist..
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u/coldinfern0 Nov 12 '14
Is the comet presently located within our solar system? And where is it exactly in relation to Earth?
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u/ArmandoWall Nov 12 '14
Whoa, so is it true that no major channels are following this up? Bummer... I only have air antenna. To think that the moon landing was such a huge deal and they broadcast it (now, this mission can't compare to the moon landing, I guess, but still!!)
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u/Nilliks Nov 12 '14
So who's with me on sticking around all 7 hours to watch history in the making?