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Europeans to land on comet soon *Live Feed*
Posted on 11/12/14 at 8:54 am
Posted on 11/12/14 at 8:54 am
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DARMSTADT, Germany – The European Space Agency's unmanned Rosetta probe successfully released a lander toward the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Wednesday, putting it on its final seven-hour journey to a historic rendezvous with the fast-moving lump of dust and ice.
This post was edited on 11/12/14 at 8:55 am
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Posted on 11/12/14 at 8:56 am to 10Percenter
Germans
Posted on 11/12/14 at 8:56 am to 10Percenter
I saw this yesterday and forgot about it. Glad I saw this thread...will definitely be watching.
Posted on 11/12/14 at 9:38 am to 10Percenter
This is fricking awesome.
Posted on 11/12/14 at 9:39 am to Jim Rockford
As I understand the timeline, it's already touched down and now they're waiting for the signal, which will arrive about 20 minutes from now.
Posted on 11/12/14 at 9:40 am to 10Percenter
What time is it expected to attempt to land? I will be watching. 
ETA: oh, my question has already been answered
ETA: oh, my question has already been answered
This post was edited on 11/12/14 at 9:41 am
Posted on 11/12/14 at 9:45 am to When in Rome
They said they expect to have confirmation of the landing 28 minutes after it actually lands. IIRC, they said it should be at about 8:03 PT (10:03 our time).
ETA:Also, if I heard correctly, they should have a picture pretty immediately after landing. I think the dude said it was supposed to send a picture back to Earth before starting whatever tests it's supposed to be doing. Can't wait to see that.
This whole thing is pretty incredible.
ETA:Also, if I heard correctly, they should have a picture pretty immediately after landing. I think the dude said it was supposed to send a picture back to Earth before starting whatever tests it's supposed to be doing. Can't wait to see that.
This whole thing is pretty incredible.
This post was edited on 11/12/14 at 9:46 am
Posted on 11/12/14 at 9:54 am to CocomoLSU
Are they gonna drill into it and drop a nuke?
Posted on 11/12/14 at 9:59 am to CocomoLSU
Only a few more minutes! 
ETA: they were all smiley and now they look concerned
ETA: they were all smiley and now they look concerned
This post was edited on 11/12/14 at 10:01 am
Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:01 am to When in Rome
Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:02 am to 10Percenter
Thanks Obama
Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:03 am to baytiger
interstellar= its happening
Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:04 am to wildtigercat93
They did it!
Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:04 am to 10Percenter
WOOHOO!
Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:04 am to baytiger
THEY DID IT!!!
Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:04 am to 10Percenter
got there 
Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:05 am to When in Rome
Staged
Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:05 am to 10Percenter
And the nerds go wild!
Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:06 am to baytiger
Nice.
What's sad is that people don't realize or appreciate how incredible this is. We just landed a spacecraft on a fricking asteroid/comet. That's amazing.
What's sad is that people don't realize or appreciate how incredible this is. We just landed a spacecraft on a fricking asteroid/comet. That's amazing.
Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:06 am to OneMoreTime
stfu
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