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To: prisoner6

But it does have a cold gas thruster system to keep it from bouncing off the comet.

http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/11/12/video-mission-control-celebrates-separation-as-anxiety-builds-over-landing/


32 posted on 11/12/2014 3:56:41 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Yup, they couldn’t get that to prime and last I heard it was inoperative. For those harpoons to work the surface better be relatively soft. If it’s really hard rock/metal...that could be a big problem.


33 posted on 11/12/2014 4:05:26 AM PST by prisoner6 (Unmutual and Disharmonious)
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