Apart from that...this is FANTASTIC stuff! It takes me back to the first Moon landing which I watched as a schoolboy. We just landed on a fucking comet. Just keep saying it. How awesome is that?
Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
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by Blackadder » Nov 12, 2014 5:15 pm
Anchor system may have malfunctioned according to the ESA telecast? Let's hope they can confirm it's nailed down properly..
Apart from that...this is FANTASTIC stuff! It takes me back to the first Moon landing which I watched as a schoolboy. We just landed on a fucking comet. Just keep saying it. How awesome is that?
Apart from that...this is FANTASTIC stuff! It takes me back to the first Moon landing which I watched as a schoolboy. We just landed on a fucking comet. Just keep saying it. How awesome is that?
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#122 by Macdoc » Nov 12, 2014 5:16 pm
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The anchors and rocket system neither employed I understand - they are worried about trying a second anchoring apparently
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The anchors and rocket system neither employed I understand - they are worried about trying a second anchoring apparently
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#123 by newolder » Nov 12, 2014 5:19 pm
Ooo eck!!1 The anchoring may not be successful as of the end of that livetstream... The images will soon give a clearer idea no doubt. Great stuff tho' and a soft landing was reported too.
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#124 by twistor59 » Nov 12, 2014 5:52 pm
I'm not sure why reattempting the harpoon firing is so problematic - when Sunprobe's retros failed and it was consequently in danger of being dragged into the Sun, Thunderbird 3 attempted to fire them remotely. Then, when Thunderbird 3 itself started to be dragged into the Sun, the high power groundstation delivered by Thunderbird 2 managed to fire Sunprobe's and Thunderbird 3's retros. So there is a precedent for this.
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#125 by CdesignProponentsist » Nov 12, 2014 6:03 pm
We're revoking your Saturday morning television privileges Twister. You need to start going outside to play.
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#126 by Ironclad » Nov 12, 2014 6:05 pm
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Fuck! It's crashed into Paris!
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#127 by kennyc » Nov 12, 2014 7:02 pm
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#128 by CdesignProponentsist » Nov 12, 2014 7:23 pm
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#129 by BlackBart » Nov 12, 2014 7:27 pm
Media briefing in a couple of minutes...
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#130 by Shrunk » Nov 12, 2014 7:44 pm
Proud to be a hairless ground ape today.
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#131 by THWOTH » Nov 12, 2014 10:27 pm
Shrunk wrote:Proud to be a hairless ground ape today.
Ug! Ug!
BBC News wrote:Officials said the craft may have lifted off the comet after touchdown before returning to the surface. Lander project manager Stephan Ulamec said: "Maybe we didn't just land once, we landed twice."
Further analysis is needed to fully understand the situation.
However, Dr Ulamec told the BBC that at last radio contact with the probe that he believed it to be in a stable configuration. "This is the indication right now," he explained. "We really have to wait until tomorrow morning and then we will know a lot more."
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#132 by Caper » Nov 12, 2014 10:33 pm
Awesome!
For Canadians, just noticed the Discovery Channel has "Landing on a Comet: Rosetta" scheduled for 8 Atlantic (7 Eastern) time tonight.
For Canadians, just noticed the Discovery Channel has "Landing on a Comet: Rosetta" scheduled for 8 Atlantic (7 Eastern) time tonight.
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#133 by Horwood Beer-Master » Nov 12, 2014 11:15 pm
twistor59 wrote:I'm not sure why reattempting the harpoon firing is so problematic - when Sunprobe's retros failed and it was consequently in danger of being dragged into the Sun, Thunderbird 3 attempted to fire them remotely. Then, when Thunderbird 3 itself started to be dragged into the Sun, the high power groundstation delivered by Thunderbird 2 managed to fire Sunprobe's and Thunderbird 3's retros. So there is a precedent for this.
I think you'll find it was Thunderbird 3 in fact that sent the signal that successfully fired Sunprobe's retros remotely, only to then find it's own retros weren't firing, requiring the high power groundstation to fire them remotely.
I seem to vaguely recall watching some kind of docudrama about the whole incident...
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#134 by DarthHelmet86 » Nov 13, 2014 5:34 am
Shrunk wrote:Proud to be a hairless ground ape today.
It is a pretty awe inspiring moment. Good work ground apes.
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#135 by twistor59 » Nov 13, 2014 7:55 am
Horwood Beer-Master wrote:twistor59 wrote:I'm not sure why reattempting the harpoon firing is so problematic - when Sunprobe's retros failed and it was consequently in danger of being dragged into the Sun, Thunderbird 3 attempted to fire them remotely. Then, when Thunderbird 3 itself started to be dragged into the Sun, the high power groundstation delivered by Thunderbird 2 managed to fire Sunprobe's and Thunderbird 3's retros. So there is a precedent for this.
I think you'll find it was Thunderbird 3 in fact that sent the signal that successfully fired Sunprobe's retros remotely, only to then find it's own retros weren't firing, requiring the high power groundstation to fire them remotely.
I seem to vaguely recall watching some kind of docudrama about the whole incident...
Yes, I think you're right, a long time ago now, but I watched it live, watching with bated breath as the readout showed how close the beam was getting to its target. Hard to recapture the tension of the live event, but here is the recording
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1k1rLkRtaM
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#136 by CdesignProponentsist » Nov 13, 2014 4:16 pm
That's actual comet there....
It also looks like a pretty treacherous landing spot
It also looks like a pretty treacherous landing spot
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#138 by Ironclad » Nov 13, 2014 4:33 pm
twistor59 wrote:Horwood Beer-Master wrote:twistor59 wrote:I'm not sure why reattempting the harpoon firing is so problematic - when Sunprobe's retros failed and it was consequently in danger of being dragged into the Sun, Thunderbird 3 attempted to fire them remotely. Then, when Thunderbird 3 itself started to be dragged into the Sun, the high power groundstation delivered by Thunderbird 2 managed to fire Sunprobe's and Thunderbird 3's retros. So there is a precedent for this.
I think you'll find it was Thunderbird 3 in fact that sent the signal that successfully fired Sunprobe's retros remotely, only to then find it's own retros weren't firing, requiring the high power groundstation to fire them remotely.
I seem to vaguely recall watching some kind of docudrama about the whole incident...
Yes, I think you're right, a long time ago now, but I watched it live, watching with bated breath as the readout showed how close the beam was getting to its target. Hard to recapture the tension of the live event, but here is the recording
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1k1rLkRtaM
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#139 by Ironclad » Nov 13, 2014 4:35 pm
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Re: Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission
#140 by surreptitious57 » Nov 13, 2014 4:37 pm
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What must it feel like to be a part of the team that made that happen
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