The leaders of the Rosetta spacecraft of the European Space Agency ESA reported that everything is ready to launch the lander Philae Wednesday to the surface of comet 67P / CG. This is a unprecedented milestone in space exploration, you can follow live.
From Tuesday evening is scheduled activation lander , and the start of the maneuver display is set for the interval between 7.35-8.35 CET on Wednesday. The decision will be made with only 30 minutes notice. The decline will last for 7 hours.
The Rosetta landing can be followed live via web page through the ESA Matt Taylor, scientific the project, explained that recent analysis of the landing area indicate that it is a little hotter than you thought initially.
“We are analyzing data from multiple instruments ; is a surface material dustier halfway between hard snow and cigarette ash , there are variations, but we are seeing this through the intended landing site, “explains
Landing will be confirmed with the reception of telemetry signals to indicate that it has touched the surface and anchoring harpoons were launched. He adds that it will take several minutes to analyze telemetry to confirm lander landing. One possible problem could be that Philae has landed, but the barbs have not anchored.
The operations team did not detect activity in the area designated for the landing kite can threaten the mission, but if produced would have to agree to a postponement, reports the ESA in the Blog Mission .
The first sequence of science will last about 2 5 days (depending on the battery). If solar energy recharging the batteries, you can pursue scientific activities of surfaces over time.
Rosetta landing can be followed live through via web page ESA.
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