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ChisolmTrailDem

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17. 32 minutes and counting. Meanwhile, at the comet, Philae is just a couple of minutes from the

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Wed Nov 12, 2014, 11:33 AM

Nov 2014

landing but we're delayed in seeing it by distance - 500,000,000km!

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SUCCESS! - Landing On A Comet - First & second descent images inside! [View all] ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 OP

Thanks so much for all of these links, CTD. Here in Europe, Surya Gayatri Nov 2014 #1

You're very welcome, Surya! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #3

Thanks for posting - am enjoying the live feed - Lander has separated tomm2thumbs Nov 2014 #2

tomm2thumbs, thank you! I live for stuff like this =) nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #4

Philae takes a look back at the mother ship... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #5

What is the estimated time for touchdown EST? nt Javaman Nov 2014 #6

I thought it was around 2am CST this morning. randome Nov 2014 #7

An hour or so from now, Javaman. Live feed here: http://rosetta.esa.int/ ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #8

Latest image: Philae from Rosetta... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #9

Tweet from ESA/Rosetta... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #11

Tweet from Neill DeGrasse Tyson... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #10

"We're close now, very close!" - ESA ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #12

This drama and excitement is playing out over 500,000,000km from Earth. nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #13

Touchdown window has been reached - 36 mins til touchdown. nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #14

A Tweet from Captain Kirk... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #15

Over to mission control to watch as a human machine touches down on a comet for the first time ever. ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #16

32 minutes and counting. Meanwhile, at the comet, Philae is just a couple of minutes from the ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #17

ESA wishes it's baby good luck... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #18

Lots of nervouse anticipation of people gathered around the console at Rosetta mission HQ! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #19

15 MINUTES TO GO... Lochloosa Nov 2014 #20

Very exciting, Lochloosa! Good luck to Philae and ESA! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #21

At this point, Philae has already touched down, we're just waiting for physics ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #22

Nailbitingly nerve-wracking... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #23

1/2 million people watching as space exploration history is made! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #24

Big CHEER! Lots of happy people! csziggy Nov 2014 #25

Yay! How so very exciting, csziggy! Soft landing. Analyzing Philae's orientation now! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #27

SUCCESS! Philae is down! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #26

Hmmm, confirmation of touchdown to be Warpy Nov 2014 #30

They just confirmed Philae has landed on the comet and is talking to them at mission control! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #35

Great! This is such an enormous achievement Warpy Nov 2014 #37

The pics should be amazing, Warpy! This wasn't even the original intended comet. What ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #38

We claim this comet in the name of Mars shenmue Nov 2014 #28

ROFL, love it! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #32

Do you have a flag? kentauros Nov 2014 #53

There are serious proposed Mars flags. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #61

In that case, we CAN steal that comet! kentauros Nov 2014 #64

I f***ing love science!! jen63 Nov 2014 #29

Me too, jen63, and you're very welcome! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #33

Yeah science! True Blue Door Nov 2014 #62

Rosetta control director (smiling): "We can be happy. We have confirmed the lander ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #31

This is so exciting, this is the real big news for November 2014 right here. Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #34

Cool overflow! I have goosebumps. I can't imagine how exciting it must be to be a part ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #36

thanks for the updates, very exciting. Science and astronomical stuff is too cool uppityperson Nov 2014 #39

You're very welcome, uppityperson, and thank you for following along! Yes, science and space ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #41

Amazing achievement! gvstn Nov 2014 #40

Indeed, gvstn! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #42

wow! This is sooo cool! Texasgal Nov 2014 #43

Very cool, Texasgal! And you're very welcome! I'm sitting here watching CNN's coverage...Wow, our ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #44

I watched CNN, too. Pathetic. GreatCaesarsGhost Nov 2014 #59

For the most part, they are correct. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #65

Thanks for this. Unfortunately, I had to Skidmore Nov 2014 #45

My pleasure, Skidmore. It was an exciting moment and magnificent, indeed! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #47

To think that we have essentially tanked our space program Skidmore Nov 2014 #50

It does indeed, Skidmore. nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #52

That's a horrible misunderstanding of what's happening. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #67

A note of caution - there's a problem with the anchors muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #46

Thanks for the update and link, muriel_volestrangler. If that is the case, let's hope ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #48

There are the ice screws as well, but they may depend on solid material muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #49

Awesome pics on the site right now LeftInTX Nov 2014 #68

Rosetta tweets @WilliamShatner ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #51

FIRST DESCENT IMAGE as Philae approached the surface of comet from 3km... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #54

Second descent image, just above surface: ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #55

Mission engineers viewing latest images from Philae... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #56

An appropriate soundtrack: True Blue Door Nov 2014 #57

From one Smashing Pumpkins fan to another: Indeed, True Blue Door. Love that video! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #58

Several SP songs work great as space soundtracks. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #60

Super cool - glad you posted the links - and thanks again! tomm2thumbs Nov 2014 #63

Way to go, NASA! Octafish Nov 2014 #66

Hi Octafish! I remember back when this thing launched and feeling excited and anticipating ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #69

ESA is involved in NASA's Orion program. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #73

Well I'm sure they're going to get a lot more support for their efforts after today. I am ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #74

Hopefully so. We can hope that this, the Chinese lunar probes, and the Indian Mars probe True Blue Door Nov 2014 #75

Hiya, ChisolmTrailDem! Time flies! Octafish Nov 2014 #77

It's important to the dullard that imaginary borders trumps science. LanternWaste Nov 2014 #80

They wonder like how it's possible why the dark side of the moon isn't dark. Octafish Nov 2014 #93

Thanks so much for the thread! LeftInTX Nov 2014 #70

You're very welcome, LeftInTX! I live for stuff like this! nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #72

Comet 67/P Has a Welcome Song for Rosetta And Philae MerryBlooms Nov 2014 #71

extraordinary success! Great public updates from ESA, thanks for sharing with the world! Sunlei Nov 2014 #76

Thank You for posting. Went to many other videos there. So inspiring, with many about Earth, too. freshwest Nov 2014 #78

Rosetta probe has bounced away from landing site and lost contact, admit scientists muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #79

Landing was so good, they did it 3 times muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #81

at least we didn't bomb it awoke_in_2003 Nov 2014 #82

The relative size of Comet C-G 67/P: Some perspective ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #83

Great pic! dumbcat Nov 2014 #90

Can you imagine that thing slamming into Earth at 41,000mph? We would get to ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #91

Rosetta: Comet probe Philae now stable - scientists muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #84

First picture after (final) landing muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #85

can't wait until they start testing! Sunlei Nov 2014 #87

Thank you, muriel_volestrangler, for your continued reporting in this thread. After speding nearly ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #89

K&R Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #86

lots of flickr photos here from ESA Sunlei Nov 2014 #88

It looks just like the dirty snowball I imagined! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #92

Me too! Not too sure about this one though... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #94

LOL! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #95