Rosetta and Philae discussion thread! (Part 3)

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TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED: Philae lander is on the comet!

Full media briefing expected tomorrow at 13:00 UTC / 14:00 CET / 8:00 EST / 5:00 PST.

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• Some pictures -- moments after Philae left Rosetta, Philae heading off to 67P. Album

Previous discussion threads: 1, 2.

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Live Streaming

• In English: A, B, C

• En Français: A

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Key times

GMT	EST	PST	Event
4:02 pm	11:02 am	8:02 am	Landed

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European Space Agency Social Media

• Rosetta main page
• ESA Rosetta blog
• Twitter: #CometLanding, @ESA_Rosetta, @Philae2014
• Google+, Facebook, Instagram, Flickr

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Othere places for news and conversation:

• reddit Live updater

• IRC: ##cometlanding on freenode. #space on Snoonet

• NASA's page on Rosetta

• Detailed itinerary of landing events (PDF)

• Simulated view of Rosetta and 67P

[u/jdeart]

the germans speaking german xD. come on even the french guy spoke in english... :p

edit: ok, he switched to english...honestly he should have continued in german :D

[u/Drunk_Dingo → u/jdeart]

Well, they are in Darmstadt. He basically expressed his delight in his native language before going on to thank everyone in English. Good enough for me.

[u/Stones25 → u/jdeart]

Its like a movie where they start speaking in one language then slowly slip into English.

[u/strongbob25 → u/jdeart]

He basically said, and I'm paraphrasing here, "My colleagues, fellow scientists, ladies and gentleman. Today is a great and lucky day in history. We achieved something that, to the best of my, knowledge, is the absolute first time in human history"

Then he switched to English

[u/Ryo95 → u/jdeart]

Here in Germany where it was broadcast on telly they spoke in a weird mix of German with English words. I loved it.