ESA - Philae comet landing - Space thread

[chris-red]

Can't see a thread for this, I have searched!

ESA is attempting to land on a Comet today. Like armageddon, but not shit.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-29985988

Fingers crossed

I love this stuff. I hope it works!
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[oldpink]

been keeping up with this myself
hoping it goes well after recent setbacks with space exploration

link to ESA control https://rosetta.esa.int/
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[Rogerborg]

https://new.livestream.com/esa/cometlanding

Watch sweaty nerds whooping and hollering like a bunch of uncouth Septics every few hours.

Love the science, not so keen on the theatrics.
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[waffles]

I have been following in the Telegraph website and they posted up a soundclip of what comets sound like. Very similar to a dolphin!

Fascinating stuff, I love it!
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[MarJay]

I read that the thruster used to hold the robot to the surface of the comet has failed to prime so they are going to rely on the harpoon and claws... That sounds like it could work well... not. I predict it fires the harpoon which ends up changing its trajectory and the robot misses.
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[chris-red]

[chris-red]

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[WD Forte]

I just hope when it lands it doesn't get into a 'yo mama' parking row
then post the video on youtube

Good luck to them, the ESA mars lander went tits up, hope this
effort goes well.
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[chris-red]

Should be soon!
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WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[nowhere.elysium]

Looks like it's landed successfully
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[c_dug]

Hurray!
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[oldpink]

looks good
congratulations to them
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[angryjonny]

inb4 "Put one hundred billion dollars in our Swiss account or else we fire the thrusters on Philae and move the comet into a collision course with Earth"

[chris-red]

It's not anchored apparently , I hope it's ok!
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WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[WD Forte]

A 10 year 6 billion kilometer journey,
not bad shooting eh?

Can't wait for pics
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[Rogerborg]

[oldpink]

in theory its traveling in a vacuum so should be fine
but as the comet vents gas & dust it could well get blown off
they said they were looking at trying the drills again but with no thrust pushing down they may just spin and not penetrate the surface
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[andy_uk]

Although the harpoons failed, the screws have helped quite a lot.

As for it floating off...fingers crossed that the minimal amount of gravity is enough to keep it there!
Earth = 9.78 m/s²
Moon = 1.622 m/s²
Comet = 10^-3 m/s²
:o
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[waffles]

[oldpink]

[Ratty]

Incredible achievement, but at what cost ?
--Some have spent an entire career = 20 years pissing about with this,
--and to what end ?--
to see if water from a freakin' comet,kick-started life on Earth?.
w.t.f.cares.
I'm all for scientific achievement,

but how about doing some good --Here on Earth?.
before fekin' about, 300,000,000 miles away in space.--j.mh.o

[Rogerborg]