crew of the Rosetta mission to the European Monitoring Centre for Space Operations Centre (ESOC) of ESA in Darmstadt (Germany) on 13 November. / ESA
The contact probe Philae with the ship Rosetta , which broke late yesterday afternoon (at 20 CET Spanish) as planned to hide the ship below the horizon , was resumed this morning at 7.00, according to experts from the European Space Agency (ESA). Communication was initially unstable and stabilized as the Rosetta was placing directly above the landing site of the probe. Philae was able to transmit data on the state of systems and equipment and scientific data on the surface of comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko where it landed yesterday. At 10.58 (CET), stopped again contacting the probe to return to the ship hiding behind the horizon.
Philae does not communicate directly with Earth but through the orbiter and the current orbit, there will be two windows of the probe in contact with the floor of the comet every day. But those responsible for monitoring are preparing a move to Rosetta to be placed in a position to appropriate for communications.
Among the data already received from the lander no new photographs, some of which are being processed for submission shortly.
Philae, to get the kite down yesterday, did not fire the harpoons that should ensure its grip there, so, apparently, and with the data received in the early hours, he would be fixed to the floor with screws only takes on three legs. Since the comet is a blue, small, very low gravity object, the robot has to be fixed to the ground to not fly off into space again.
While the Rosetta has recovered its operating as normal after yesterday’s maneuvers.
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