Comet Landing- happening soon

• Nov 12, 2014

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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Live_updates_Rosetta_mission_comet_landing

Live streaming available, supposed to be touching down in about half an hour at 11.02 Eastern time. Kinda cool.

 

• Nov 12, 2014

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Tuning in now, i might have missed it already

 

• Nov 12, 2014

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It looks like they have signal and landed.

 

• Nov 12, 2014

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Funny to watch the reaction- totally quiet, watching the screens, then suddenly excited. Very very cool thing to do, can't wait to see the pictures and how it works.

 

• Nov 12, 2014

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First video back from the landing.

 

• Nov 12, 2014

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Totally skiable.

http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/...AVCAM_top_10_at_10_km_9_node_full_image_2.jpg

 

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