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Rosetta (2). Italy, through ASI, provided a scientific-technological and industrial contribution to the mission (VIDEO)

Rome, Italy - Fundamental the participation by the national industry through the companies of Finmeccanica Group (Selex Es, Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio)

Today it is the great day, after a travel long ten years: the separation happened. Philae left Rosetta and flies towards the 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko comet. For the first time in absolute in the history, a tool built by the man will touch the surface of a comet. Between 4:30pm and 5:00pm Philae reached the surface of the celestial body, in the site of the comet landing named "Agilkia" some days ago,...

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Rome, Italy, 11/12/2014 18:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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