Posted on 11/11/2014 10:03:25 PM PST by BenLurkin
“The landing site will not be in site “
Face palm .......
You can’t really leap without gravity I think.
The problem is that this is neither a spelling nor a grammar error, just wrong word usage which automatic checkers aren’t smart enough to spot.
Lady just got done reminding people they are live on-the-air. Now a host and program is starting, it’s about 2 hours to release.
Writer Reyes loses sight when siting.
Life is just a leap of faith.
Spread your arms and hold your breath and Always trust your cape.
My favorite song by Guy Clark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6bZ37nexSY
I’ll be asleep by then, hopefully it is a success
Yep. Another homonymophobe...
That’s just the lander separation, seven hours after that the lander will reach the comet and make the landing.
We’ve got separation.
Been holding my breath the past half hour waiting to see if Philae successfully disengaged. And it did! WOOHOO!
I’ve been keeping an eye on this mission for a while, anticipating this day. Now to hope Philae can land successfully. I’ll be checking up on it first thing when I wake up later and I’ll be sleeping with all appendages crossed.
Landing in 6.5 to 7 hours from now. Lander’s on its own. Tune in around 6AM PST if you don’t want to miss it.
Oops, meant 7AM. Getting late. Can’t add.
Uh-oh... Thruster problem.
It’s operating from 28 light minutes away, that’s some major lag. It’s amazing that the lander can do this on it’s own considering too that it’s using 10 year old technology.
If I understand the reports correctly the lander’s engines are inoperative. They couldn’t be primed and will not fire to push it into onto the surface. It will have to rely on the “harpoons” to penetrate the surface then it will be “winched” down.
That does NOT sound like a plan with a high chance of success.
It may very well bounce off.
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