Meanwhile NASA is achieving muslin outreach! God I miss the days when our president was an American.
A great achievement, congrats to ESA and all others involved.
Quite impressive to land so precisely on a what is essentially a speck of dust from so far away.
When it comes to cutting edge scientific exploration the Europeans are starting to kick our butts. First there was the Highs bosom and now this.
Philae Lander? Ted Kennedy in space?
Ich bin ein Biglander
Live Stream report:
The lander landed, but the harpoon didn’t fire. Landing gear worked perfectly and absorbed the force of impact.
Still trying to figure out what is going on. Some data indicates that the lander may have bounced off the comet.
May have landed twice on the comet.
Radio link is gone for the time being, as expected. Will re-establish contact tomorrow morning.
I’m old enough to remember when America led the way in space exploration. We’ve gone from landing men on the moon to having no manned space program at all. But we’re making muslims feel good about themselves.. or something.