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Re: Philae pictures show bounce

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>> And now the studies have shown how and why the landing mission had
>> trouble.
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/12/esa_explains_philae_landing/
>> 
>> //--clip
...
>> scientist. "To complement that, we hope to make some very close
>> fly-bys towards the end of the mission, as we prepare to put the
>> orbiter down on the comet." The probe will start a series of
>> maneuvers in August that will see it swoop as low as a kilometer from
>> the comet's surface. It will then move further away and slow down for
>> a landing attempt in September.  "Landing Rosetta on a comet will be
>> a fitting ending to this incredible mission," says Patrick Martin,
>> ESA's Rosetta mission manager. ®
>> 
>> //--clip
>
> There's nothing that's not amazing about this whole mission. Fantastic
> stuff. 
>

Yeah, I totally agree.  I hope they are able to crash land Rosetta on
the thing somehow, or die trying.  The whole mission is so packed with
awesomeness I can barely stand it.  Landing a probe on an asteroid
traveling at phenomenal velocities and at a phenomenal distance, and
then sending back data ... the engineering just blows the mind.  Yay,
science.

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Re: Philae pictures show bounce RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-11-13 11:42 +0300
  Re: Philae pictures show bounce Stephen Thomas Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> - 2015-11-13 10:12 +0000
    Re: Philae pictures show bounce RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-11-13 13:53 +0000

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