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Rosetta mission. Lander Philae started descent towards 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet

Darmstadt, Germany - Landing is expected at 5:02 pm GMT but “Antirebound system” is not working

The European Space Agency (ESA) official blog following Rosetta mission confirmed that the lander Philae has separated from the space probe and started its descent towards Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The release of the lander was confirmed by ESA’s Space Operation Centre, ESOC, in Darmstadt, Germany at 9:03 am GMT, 28 minutes and 20 seconds after separation actually occurred, which is the time i...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1164071
Rome, Italy, 11/12/2014 12:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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