Early morning call for Rosetta ...

[lukebl]

It uses a harpoon!

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/The_Rosetta_lander

Oh right. Thanks!

[gkec]

In 3D

Might do

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/ROLIS

[bomberbaz]

I have to say this is mega exciting to me. If this is a success the next mission has to be bringing back samples so more in depth research can be done, amazing stuff.

[Stargazer_00]

Something about this mission is really awe inpiring to me.  Something about the sheer difficulty of lining up behind a hurtling comet, using 10 years to build up speed by going around planets and the sun to get to the right speed at the right time to approach up behind such a small target on such a precise vector.  It's really exceptional.   The fact that we can even get the craft into an aligned, velocity matched trajectory when we started 10 years early is fantastic and really excites that scchildhood wonder of what is achievable.

[bomberbaz]

Something about this mission is really awe inpiring to me.  Something about the sheer difficulty of lining up behind a hurtling comet, using 10 years to build up speed by going around planets and the sun to get to the right speed at the right time to approach up behind such a small target on such a precise vector.  It's really exceptional.   The fact that we can even get the craft into an aligned, velocity matched trajectory when we started 10 years early is fantastic and really excites that scchildhood wonder of what is achievable.

Like I said, mega exciting hehe ;-)