Europe's Rosetta probe goes into orbit around comet 67P

[eppur_se_muova]

Source: BBC

Europe's Rosetta probe has arrived at a comet after a 10-year chase.

In a first for space history, the spacecraft was manoeuvred alongside a speeding body to begin mapping its surface in detail.

The spacecraft fired its thrusters for six and a half minutes to finally catch up with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

"We're at the comet!" said Sylvain Lodiot of the European Space Agency (Esa) operations centre in Germany.


Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28659783

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[jakeXT]

1. Postcards from Rosetta

http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/08/06/postcards-from-rosetta/

[longship]

2. My thread in GD. "Rosetta arrives..."

With a great science Blog post link from Emily Lakdawalla.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025343908

R&K

[Ghost Dog]

3. These are the maneuvers that will be executed

from now until October to settle into the definitive orbit:

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[Judi Lynn]

4. So completely interesting. What an accomplishment! Looking forward to next news. n/t

[Skidmore]

5. This is just too cool for words.

[CTyankee]

6. You took my words...is this cool or what?

the entire iteration is just amazing...I am speechless in wonder at this team to do this...