Author Topic: Rosetta landing... (Read 6490 times)

andyoxon · « **on:** 12 November, 2014, 08:50:43 am »

http://rosetta.esa.int/

"separation" confirmation coming up... Hopefully the landing will be quite an event.

Kim · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 November, 2014, 10:13:48 am »

Fingers crossed for the landing, though I'm not optimistic without that thruster...

Gus · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 November, 2014, 10:19:10 am »

http://sci.esa.int/where_is_rosetta/ quite a long trip until now.

Pancho · « **Reply #3 on:** 12 November, 2014, 10:24:44 am »

If I were a betting man, I'd be putting money on this lark not working out as planned.

However, I said the same about the barking mad American Mars lander that was craned down from a hovering spaceship that had parachuted through the atmosphere.

Exciting stuff. I assume it's doing some science as well as making good f5 material.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 November, 2014, 10:25:25 am »

If they even *hit* the comet, it will be an incredible feat.

'tis like a rifle-shooting competition where the bullseye is a pencil dot one kilometer away and you are pulling the trigger with a 100m long bungee cord.

Juan Martín · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 November, 2014, 10:48:59 am »

Blindfolded, wearing roller skates.

David Martin · « **Reply #6 on:** 12 November, 2014, 12:43:42 pm »

Quote from: mrcharly on 12 November, 2014, 10:25:25 am

'tis like a rifle-shooting competition where the bullseye is a pencil dot one kilometer away and you are pulling the trigger with a 100m long bungee cord.

To qualify as a british army sniper you have to put 3/10 shots through a 50p piece at 1km. For the advanced qual they only show you the target for about 10 secs in an 8 hour window.

numbnuts · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 November, 2014, 01:02:25 pm »

It's amazing and I hope they succeed and all this is not coming from area 51

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 November, 2014, 01:03:15 pm »

Quote from: David Martin on 12 November, 2014, 12:43:42 pm

Quote from: mrcharly on 12 November, 2014, 10:25:25 am
'tis like a rifle-shooting competition where the bullseye is a pencil dot one kilometer away and you are pulling the trigger with a 100m long bungee cord.

To qualify as a british army sniper you have to put 3/10 shots through a 50p piece at 1km. For the advanced qual they only show you the target for about 10 secs in an 8 hour window.

Which just proves that SCIENCE! is harder than being an army sniper.

David Martin · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 November, 2014, 01:09:52 pm »

Yes and no.

Biff · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 November, 2014, 02:03:17 pm »

The first pics are in

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 November, 2014, 02:10:24 pm »

that made me

I'm nicking it.

Pancho · « **Reply #12 on:** 12 November, 2014, 03:04:14 pm »

Where's the best place to "watch" events? The esa website has too much video and I don't have a landline or broadband at home so need something less megabyte-ish.

hbunnet · « **Reply #13 on:** 12 November, 2014, 03:07:37 pm »

New Scientist Blog https://newscientist.creatavist.com/rosetta

dasmoth · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 November, 2014, 03:32:53 pm »

http://xkcd1446.org/

clarion · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 November, 2014, 03:52:17 pm »

500 Internal Server Error *sigh*

spindrift · « **Reply #16 on:** 12 November, 2014, 04:03:03 pm »

UNEXPECTED WARBLING SOUNDS

I for one welcome our warbling overlords.

Pancho · « **Reply #17 on:** 12 November, 2014, 04:05:37 pm »

I think they've done it.

Pancho · « **Reply #18 on:** 12 November, 2014, 04:07:59 pm »

Or maybe not?

Maybe it bounced off.

numbnuts · « **Reply #19 on:** 12 November, 2014, 04:09:31 pm »

Pancho · « **Reply #20 on:** 12 November, 2014, 04:10:50 pm »

Yep, it does seem to be down. Cool. Or, in the words of my daughter, "TOTALLY CRAY"

T42 · « **Reply #21 on:** 12 November, 2014, 04:13:24 pm »

The British contingent will probably be laid off now.

spindrift · « **Reply #22 on:** 12 November, 2014, 04:18:47 pm »

ESA Rosetta Mission @ESA_Rosetta · 5m 5 minutes ago
MT @esaoperations: Harpoons confirmed fired & reeled in. Flywheeel now be switched off. @Philae2014 is on the surface of #67P #CometLanding

clarion · « **Reply #23 on:** 12 November, 2014, 04:21:25 pm »

xkcd updated.

T42 · « **Reply #24 on:** 12 November, 2014, 04:24:27 pm »

Yup. ESA video streaming just speechifying now.

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