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ESA's Rosetta Probe Passed 1st Test

Posted by Hemos on from the collecting-the-data dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Did they lower the bar? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Interesting that the post alluidng to failings of the US space program gets a troll rating and the post alluding to failings of the British one doesn't. I guess expecting unbiased moderators would be a bit much.

  2. Re:Did they lower the bar? by Jugalator · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Are you still living in the cold war, thinking everything in space is a competition?

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