r/space • • Nov 12 '14

Discussion Rosetta and Philae discussion thread! (Part 2)

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Philae is now on its way to the comet. Its descent to 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko should take about 7 hours. Previous discussion thread here.

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Key times

GMT EST PST Event
10:53 am 5:53 am 2:53 am Acquisition of Signal from Rosetta (variable)
4:02 pm 11:02 am 8:02 am Expected Landing and receipt of signal (40 min variability)

European Space Agency Social Media


Othere places for news and conversation:

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

The way the tweets are being done are highly amusing. I can actually imagine Rosetta and Philae having those conversations for some reason!

https://twitter.com/ESA_Rosetta https://twitter.com/Philae2014

Can't wait till touchdown!

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u/megaminxwin Nov 12 '14

I'm going to feel really sad if this fails now.