ESA has announced that its Rosetta comet orbiter mission will be extended by nine months. The unmanned spacecraft that rendezvoused with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko last year will carry out further observations until September 2016, by which time it will be too far from the Sun to power itself and will land on the comet.
.. Continue Reading Rosetta mission extended nine monthsSection: Space
Tags: Related Articles:
- Philae comet lander phones home
- Huge release of Rosetta images paints a spooky picture of comet's rugged landscape
- Philae gets green light for historic comet landing
- Primary and back up landing sites for Roseatta's Philae probe selected
- ESA abandons comet lander search
- Philae makes historic first landing on comet
via http://www.gizmag.com/
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.