November 13, 2014
It is a historical moment after Philae vehicle landed successfully onto Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's surface.
Rosetta satellite has flown for 10 years. How the technology 10 years ago achieve this mention?
Take a look here:
The Rosetta Lander
PHILAE’S MISSION AT COMET 67P
Here is another interesting video by ESA:
- Using LEGO® to simulate ESA's touchdown on a comet
However, the landing is not that smooth and Philae bounced twice and now located under a permanently shadow of a cliff, making it hard to gain enough sunlight for its power.
image source http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/The_Rosetta_lander
