Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
I'm not crying. Nope.
/soppy wanker
/soppy wanker
Rosetta space mission - Philae probe due to land on comet on 12th Nov 2014
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Fez909
toilet expert
We're living in the future when you can utter stuff like that and it makes sense
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
yayyyy \o/ astonishing achievement
"Hollywood's good, Rosetta's better" 
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
ESA! ESA! ESA!
2hats
Dust.
Lander control centre report Philae landed with less of a bounce than expected. Surface might be softer than expected.
Gas thruster didn't fire so was faulty (not a sensor error).
Concern about the harpoons which don't appear to have secured the lander. They may need to try to fire them again to ensure the lander is fixed there.
It may be that the lander is simply 'sitting' in (adhesive) contact with the surface but not secured - I think the engineer talked about measuring some subsequent motion in the lander.
Still, provided they can get the initial science sequence completed...
Gas thruster didn't fire so was faulty (not a sensor error).
Concern about the harpoons which don't appear to have secured the lander. They may need to try to fire them again to ensure the lander is fixed there.
It may be that the lander is simply 'sitting' in (adhesive) contact with the surface but not secured - I think the engineer talked about measuring some subsequent motion in the lander.
Still, provided they can get the initial science sequence completed...
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Load of wank then innit. It'll roll off by the time the champagne's finished
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
could it just fall off without them? 
there's harpoons and screws, right? did the screws go in?
there's harpoons and screws, right? did the screws go in?
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
So if it isn't anchored, and they can't get it anchored, what does that mean? Is the gravity on there enough to keep it stable, or will it go careening off as soon as it starts to move its sciencey-gathering instruments and stuff?
2hats
Dust.
Apparently it sank 4 cm in to the surface. This may be sufficient to hold it in place for a time adhesively. Looks like they need to try to trigger the harpoons again (perhaps the landing was too soft to fire them, who knows right now). That'll take at least another hour to complete and confirm, if not longer. No news on the screws yet.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
i guess you might need the harpoons before you start screwing otherwise it could screw itself off the surface 
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
easy come(t), easy goi guess you might need the harpoons before you start screwing otherwise it could screw itself off the surface
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Excellent news!
It's made me quite emotional as I remember watching the Giotto probe flying by Halley's Comet back in 1986.
The ESA have done Europe proud today.
It's made me quite emotional as I remember watching the Giotto probe flying by Halley's Comet back in 1986.
The ESA have done Europe proud today.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
It really is great, and all that...but here's the thing....Philae is tweeting, right? But....****twilight zone music***...it took off in 2004, two years before twitter was created.
Do the math sheeple....they ain't there....it's a studio in Nevada. You heard it here first.
Do the math sheeple....they ain't there....it's a studio in Nevada. You heard it here first.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
Disjecta Membra
cashing reality checks but cant even pay atention.
Fridge size is inaccurate, but a gag nevertheless 
those images are great tho! ^^
those images are great tho! ^^
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Well, I'm going to have a drink tonight to celebrate this superb achievement for science and humanity.
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