Comet landing marks historic Rosetta Philae touchdown
In Darmstadt Germany the Rosetta mission achieved a historic touchdown on comet 67P Churyumov Gerasimenko traveling 41000 mph. Philae bounced briefly during final contact but settled, while data gathered by ten instruments on the lander and eleven on Rosetta aim to reveal amino acids and water clues linking Earth life to space.
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European craft lands on comet 67P in historic milestone
The European Rosetta mission achieved a historic landing on comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko to study its origin. Philae touched down despite thruster and harpoon malfunctions and an initial bounce, with data flow ongoing as scientists assess the state of the 220-pound lander and battery life.
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