Philae landing on the nucleus of Comet 67P C-G |
Philae landing on the nucleus of Comet 67P C-G |
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Now, it's time to open a new section devoted to the landing of the Philae lander itself on the nucleus of Comet 67P C-G. Also to answer better the earlier post, http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...st&p=212943 and for your information, here is the quick summary (as a "pdf" file) of the events that are expected to occur during landing on the nucleus and after : it's the timeschedule on which we are working to set up our EPO event in Paris. ![]() The landing itself should occur around November 11th. We'll keep you informed ![]() |
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I think the bottom line of the press conference is that they are in a good position all in all, and once they get confidence about the exact position and configuration they are in, there are a number of possibilities for "optimizing" the situation. Who knows, they even talked about the possibility of a "jump"--risky but we've seen that kind of ingenuity before, as long as they have something to play with and communications were described as excellent. Any mechanical system onboard will produce reaction. They even said that the use of the drill without the lander being anchored *could* cause the lander to flip. Also the harpoons didn't fire for unknown reason at this point, but they haven't written them off. As for the meager 1.5 hours of sunlight per day, even if the batteries run down there is a safe mode that the lander *could* wake up from even months down the road. So champagne is called for.
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