Eight Ball Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 The mission was agreed more than 20 years ago: the journey has taken just over 10 years, covering a distance of 4bn miles – that’s a million times the distance to the centre of the Earth, or the equivalent of eight thousand return trips to the moon. The journey involved “swinging by” Mars once and the Earth three times, each time gaining a gravitational shove in the right direction, and also a hibernation period of two and a half years to conserve energy. Along the way, Rosetta has studied two planets, two comets and two asteroids.http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/12/rosetta-mission-philae-historic-landing-comet Find The Links To All My Mods And Liveries Here (in the gallery)
Alicatt Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 Lots more pics here https://www.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/with/15775658322 Really enjoyed listening in to the livestream, you can watch the recording here http://new.livestream.com/accounts/362/events/3544091 Tomorrow they are having a Google hangout for more info on what has happened over night. Sons of Dogs, Come Eat Flesh Clan Cameron
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