tvashtarkatena Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 ESA's Philae Lander, scheduled to touch down on Comet 67P/C-G on Nov 12, will be the first spacecraft in history to carry a rack of (3) ice screws. Upon landing, it will have lugged those screws a total of 6.5 billion km. Quote
Ben Beckerich Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 For operational necessity, I assume... not just cuz that would be rad? Quote
ivan Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 i imagine it's hard to stay stuck to somethign w/ the gravitional pull of a 9 year old's titty Quote
G-spotter Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 Seems like there's freshiez in space http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=104340 Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 Philae was scheduled to land 9 min ago. Confirmation pending. Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 Free solo. They just dropped the thing from an altitude of 22 km. No landing thrusters (the top thrusters failed). Wow. Nicely done. 7 cameras on board. 1st surface pics in a few hours. Quote
AlpineK Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 [img:center]http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/11/12/science/space/rosetta-philae-comet-landing-1415652904853/rosetta-philae-comet-landing-1415652904853-videoSixteenByNine1050.png[/img] Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 The ice harpoons failed and downward thrusters failed, so it seems to have bounced a bit. Very soft surface. Pow pow? Skinny skis OK considering the average dood would weigh less than a gram. Quote
G-spotter Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Sounds like they shoulda brought deadmen or pickets instead of screws.... Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted November 13, 2014 Author Posted November 13, 2014 C4s, not pickets, apparently. The lander seems to have survived its little adventure. Quote
G-spotter Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 Looks like a San Juan island/Olympics/Spokane choss pile Quote
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