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ESA's Rosetta Probe Passed 1st Test
be_stress writes "The BBC are reporting that ESA's Rosetta Probe has passed the first phase of its mission. It has currently made observations of Comet C/2002 T7. This is just the first part of a much bigger mission to intercept Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and release a probe to study the chemistry of the comet. The Rosetta probe will enter a quiet 'cruise-mode' until September, when th second stage of commissioning will commence."
The BBC are reporting that ESA's Rossetta Probe has passed the first phase of it's mission.
After the Beagle debacle, is it safe to assume that phase one was "don't splatter the craft across the surface of what it's supposed to be studying?"
obviously, in true Slashdotter tradition, the poster didnt even RTFA he linked to...
Representative from the planet Pantopia announced today that writings on the Rosetta Probe have given them enough information to effectively decipher the Roman alphabet.
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The Deep Impact project is going to fly alongside a comet, and shoot at it, making parts break off for further observation. It's the first drive-by shooting in space.