Spacecraft Touches Down On Comet
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European Philae Lander Touches Down on Comet, but Fails to Anchor
Instead of harpooning itself to the surface, Philae is thought to have settled in a soft surface or gently lifted off and then redescended.
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European Spacecraft Touches Down on Comet, Creates History
The European Space Agency says it has succeeded in landing a spacecraft on a comet for the first time in history.
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Moment of Truth in Europe's Ten-Year Mission to Explore a Comet
The ESA early on Wednesday gave the final go-ahead for the Rosetta spacecraft to jettison the Philae lander to touch down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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Rosetta Spacecraft Set For Comet Touch Down on Wednesday
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is all set to help land a robotic probe on a comet on Wednesday.
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ESA's Rosetta Spacecraft Deploying Comet Lander on November 12
The mission's Philae lander is scheduled to touch down on comet "67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko" on November 12 at 10.35am EST (9.05pm IST).
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European Philae Lander Touches Down on Comet, but Fails to Anchor
Instead of harpooning itself to the surface, Philae is thought to have settled in a soft surface or gently lifted off and then redescended.
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European Spacecraft Touches Down on Comet, Creates History
The European Space Agency says it has succeeded in landing a spacecraft on a comet for the first time in history.
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Moment of Truth in Europe's Ten-Year Mission to Explore a Comet
The ESA early on Wednesday gave the final go-ahead for the Rosetta spacecraft to jettison the Philae lander to touch down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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Rosetta Spacecraft Set For Comet Touch Down on Wednesday
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is all set to help land a robotic probe on a comet on Wednesday.
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ESA's Rosetta Spacecraft Deploying Comet Lander on November 12
The mission's Philae lander is scheduled to touch down on comet "67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko" on November 12 at 10.35am EST (9.05pm IST).
