** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **

[Casdawer]

Good stuff. Let's hope we find life now. J/K

You joke but actually, comets / asteroids could be the key in finding life outside of our own solar system.

 

[V-Spec]

Will be very interesting to see what sort of data it starts sending back,

Crazy when you think a bunch of evolved apes on a rock, managed to make a machine that flew 510 million kilometers, and landed itself onto the surface of a comet... it boggles the mind when you look at what we can achieve when we work together.

 

[Casdawer]

Will be very interesting to see what sort of data it starts sending back,

Crazy when you think a bunch of evolved apes on a rock, managed to make a machine that flew 510 million kilometers, and landed itself onto the surface of a comet... it boggles the mind when you look at what we can achieve when we work together.

And that is the key to solving the worlds problems. Collaboration on all fronts from every man, woman and child on this planet.

 

[Guerrilla]

Fantastic achievement

 

[B&W]

You joke but actually, comets / asteroids could be the key in finding life outside of our own solar system.

I know that, just didn't want to get my hopes up too much.

 

[footman]

Fantastic achievement, some really good data could come out of this.

 

[JRS]

I have a grin on my face right now that you couldn't even dynamite off. Have done ever since the landing confirmation came through

 

[smr]

Absolutely incredible, I've still got goosebumps on my arms and chills flowing through me! When you read the details and enormity of what has been achieved it's absolutely mind blowing.

 

[Glaucus]

oh know anchors haven't fired and they aren't sure if it's firmly attached.

 

[Mp4]

Didn't sound good did it

Hope they can recover from it

 

[rebel rebel]

First pictures due in 1 hour!

 

[Glaucus]

Didn't sound good did it

Hope they can recover from it

Yep although I'm a bit confused what they are talking about, earlier they confirmed the deployment of the harpoons and theres the leg drills. Neither I've heard called as anchors.

 

[Combat squirrel]

They just said the harpoon worked on the live stream?

 

[Glaucus]

They just said the harpoon worked on the live stream?

A while ago they said the harpoons had been fired and had worked
So not sure what they are calling the anchor.

 

[Mp4]

But they just said that the harpoons only fired 2(meters/mm?) instead of 4 which they were hoping for.

Shall have to wait and see

 

[Mp4]

ESA Rosetta Mission retweeted
ESA Operations @esaoperations · 7m 7 minutes ago
More analysis of @Philae2014 telemetry indicates harpoons did not fire as 1st thought. Lander in gr8 shape. Team looking at refire options

 

[Glaucus]

There we go, that's cleared it up.

 

[Cosimo]

ESA Rosetta Mission @ESA_Rosetta · 6m 6 minutes ago

Hang on in there Philae! MT @Philae2014: I’m on the surface but my harpoons did not fire. My team now trying to determine why. #CometLanding

We should get first pics in around 30 minutes time.

 

[Delvis]

Tried telling people in out house what's happened....no one seems bothered

 

[Mp4]

My Mrs is the same!

Though my mum was watching the landing with me