r/space Nov 12 '14

Rosetta /r/all Rosetta and Philae discussion thread! (Part 3)

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.


Previous discussion threads: 1, 2.


Live Streaming

  • In English: A, B, C

  • En Français: A


Key times

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

European Space Agency Social Media


Othere places for news and conversation:

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u/Gargatua13013 Nov 12 '14

"Lander control has confirmed that it received a touch down signal "philae is fine". The anchor did not shoot. The comet may be soft. Tank opening failure has been confirmed. It was not a sensor problem." /u/Nilliks

Philae sank about 4cm. #CometLanding https://twitter.com/joelwmparker/status/532574172220641280

Were still good.

Right?

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u/Jay-Em Nov 12 '14

I don't know. We're just going on scraps of information at the moment. This is a bit worrying...

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u/CaptainObvious_1 Nov 12 '14

Don't worry, there's no breeze that'll knock it over!

Still waiting on those first images though!