Planetary Society Blog for Thursday 7 August 2014

Planetary Society Blog

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Rosetta's Big Day

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 03:46 PM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest...n-rosetta.html

Stuart Atkinson muses on the difference between the Europe of today and the
Europe of a century ago in the context of Rosetta's momentous arrival at
comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

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The Planetary Society Applauds ESA for Rosetta's Successful Comet Rendezvous

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 03:28 PM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jenni...y-society.html

The Planetary Society congratulates the European Space Agency on its
Rosetta spacecraft arriving at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta is
the first spacecraft to orbit a comet.

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Rendezvous with a crazy world

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 11:27 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest...azy-world.html

Beaming scientists all around, spectacular images on large TV screens, and
the best - or at least most exciting - yet to come: such was the
extraordinary scene at the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt,
Germany, today as the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft reached
its cometary destination.

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"We're at the comet!" Rosetta has arrived at comet 67P

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 02:58 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...t-rosetta.html

After a journey of more than a decade, Rosetta has finally arrived at comet
67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Confirmation of the successful rocket firing
came at about 9:30 UTC via a webcast from ESA's Operations Centre in
Darmstadt, Germany.