ESA has announced the date upon which mission operators will crash the Rosetta spacecraft into the surface of the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Unlike its now-sleeping companion, the Philae lander, there is no hope that once the spacecraft touches down on the surface of 67P, the science team will be able to re-establish contact with the legendary probe.
.. Continue Reading ESA sets date for dramatic end to Rosetta's missionCategory: Space
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