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re: Europeans to land on comet soon *Live Feed*

Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:11 am to
Posted by JG77056
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Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:11 am to
Did I hear the guy right? They're talking to someone inside the craft? So this is a manned mission?
Posted by 10Percenter
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Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:12 am to
It is hard to imagine that the spacecraft launched 10 years ago and just landed.
Posted by Bluefin
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Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:12 am to
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They're talking to someone inside the craft? So this is a manned mission?

They're referring to the computer system inside Philae, the lander.
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
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Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:13 am to
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Did I hear the guy right? They're talking to someone inside the craft? So this is a manned mission?

No, this is just a probe. Unless I missed something, it's not manned at all.

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Photos incoming?

I hope so. What's that picture in the background where they're talking?
Posted by When in Rome
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Posted on 11/12/14 at 10:14 am to
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Did I hear the guy right? They're talking to someone inside the craft? So this is a manned mission?
No. They are referring to the probe released by Rosetta spaceship called "Philae".

From their website

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On 12 November, Rosetta’s Philae probe is set to make the first-ever landing on a comet when it touches down on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
This post was edited on 11/12/14 at 10:15 am
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