Spacecraft lands safely on comet

[Jazzy]

[font=ScoutBold, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The three-legged Philae lander marked a new stage in the history of space exploration yesterday – as the unmanned craft made a controlled landing on a comet.[/font]

[font=ScoutLight, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]It’s the first such controlled landing in human history – and Philae’s scientific instruments could help scientists unlock secrets of the dawn of our solar system, and of life itself.[/font]

[font=ScoutLight, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]European Space Agency flight director Andrea Accomazzo said: “We can’t be happier than we are now. We have definitely confirmed that the lander is on the surface.”[/font]

[font=ScoutLight, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]So far, details of the landing are scant, but Philae is still operational – and guaranteed a place in the record books.[/font]
[font=ScoutLight, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8bVOGN9jSg
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[font=ScoutLight, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Full article with pictures[/font]​

 

[Webster]

Man's march through the heavens continues on...

 

[jacktheking]

Hmm.. from what I heard, there is something wrong as it "may have lifted off the comet after touchdown before returning to the surface." - Latest update from BBC News .

 

[Webster]

Hmm.. from what I heard, there is something wrong as it "may have lifted off the comet after touchdown before returning to the surface." - Latest update from BBC News .

If I remember the news reports correctly, the probe landed, bounced and then landed a second time.

 

[Evil Eye]

I already saw some jokes about harpoons and whales and comets

 

[Loucifer]

I think it's amazing.

I'm not sure if there are any fellow sci-fi geeks here, but I spotted this the other day. I thought it was pretty cool - it compares the size of the comet with various spacecraft featured on in the sci-fi world.