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posted by janrinok on Friday September 30 2016, @06:53AM   Printer-friendly
from the going-down dept.

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It's time for Europe's comet probe, Rosetta, to die. At 4:48pm ET (20:48 UTC) Thursday, the spacecraft fired its thruster for 208 seconds, setting Rosetta on course for a controlled descent to the surface of its comet on Friday morning at approximately 7:20am ET (12:20 UTC).

In accord with the spacecraft's descent to the surface, the European Space Agency will provide live coverage via Livestream about an hour before the landing time. The live video will feature status updates from mission controllers live from the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany.

The spacecraft should touch down at a walking pace, then be commanded to shut down.

Signal Lost as expected at 12:18 UTC

Source: http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/09/rosetta-to-finish-its-slow-descent-to-comets-surface-friday-morning/


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  • (Score: 0, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 30 2016, @07:14AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 30 2016, @07:14AM (#408274)

    That's not a comet! she shrieks. It's a snowball! To hell with it and it won't melt you'll see! It's a cold day in hell when NAZI GERMANY CONQUERS SPACE!!!

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