melthebell Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I think a game of thrust on the zx spectrum is in order tonight in honour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncocker Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Because there is a one hour time gap between Mission Control telling Rosetta what to do and getting confirmation. Its a way of passing time? Current situation is: Philae has separated from Rosetta and is comet bound. Philae is communicating with Rosetta. Rosetta is talking to mission control. Touch down expected 16:02 GMT 1330 GMT Philae has taken a 'selfie' Why the names Rosetta & Philae? ( the lander is named after Philae island in the Nile, where an obelisk was found that was used along with the Rosetta Stone to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics. Makes eminent sense and is highly appropriate.) 'the effort to understand the Universe is one of the few things that lifts Human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy' Steven J. Weinberg. The First Three Minutes. This is what we can do, collectively, when we work TOGETHER. Edited November 12, 2014 by johncocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Bynnol Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 The live stream is here Landing is in 90 minutes and 120 minutes to the first photographs from the surface if successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Well, that was pretty bloody awesome, in the truest sense of the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I think a game of thrust on the zx spectrum is in order tonight in honour Now there was an addictive game :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Bynnol Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Philae has soft landed but not anchored. Giving out signals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 A staggering achievement if you think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_W Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Very fascinating stuff, the time, distance and accuracy alone are remarkable achievements, especially considering nothing can travel anywhere near that distance on earth without massive amounts of fuel, battery power and regular maintenance ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I think a game of thrust on the zx spectrum is in order tonight in honour Now there was an addictive game :-) If you're interested you can play the game here: http://joncom.be/experiments/thrust/play/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Remarkable achievement, real shame the harpoon didn't latch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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