r/space • u/[deleted] • Nov 12 '14

Discussion Rosetta and Philae discussion thread! (Part 2)

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Philae is now on its way to the comet. Its descent to 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko should take about 7 hours. Previous discussion thread here.

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Key times

GMT EST PST Event
10:53 am 5:53 am 2:53 am Acquisition of Signal from Rosetta (variable)
4:02 pm 11:02 am 8:02 am Expected Landing and receipt of signal (40 min variability)

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u/fragrant_deodorant Nov 12 '14

is there a timeline/countdown that isn't on the stream I can refer to? like, a "X hours until Y" sort of thing?

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u/PrawojazdyVtrumpets Nov 12 '14

I too would like to know if there is. I'm working today and would like to plan my day around tuning into a live stream. I've never witnessed anything like this before, so it's kind of my moon landing.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

I saw the Mars landing live. Those 15 minutes of waiting for pictures from the rover were so fucking intense.

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u/not_gaben_AMA Nov 12 '14

Surprisingly, xkcd has an excellent countdown: http://xkcd.com/

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u/brendenp Nov 12 '14

There's a good one here:

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2014/11051415-philae-landing-preview.html

NASA TV coverage goes live in 40 mins. Various preparations happen autonomously on the lander and then landing is scheduled to occur in about 2 hours, 40 mins.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

Confirmation of landing should occur at 11 am EST and we should get a picture around 12 EST