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Posted on 06/15/2015 6:39:56 PM PDT by Swordmaker
The comet lander "spoke" for 85 seconds via its orbiter, "Rosetta"
The comet lander that went into hibernation last last year has made contact with its team back on Earth, European space officials said on Sunday.
In a brief and excited statement, the European Space Agency said the unmanned Philae, which landed on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in November to become the first spacecraft to touch down on a comet, sent a number of signals via its orbiter (“Rosetta”) to an operations center in Darmstadt, Germany. They were received on June 13 at 10:28 p.m., local time.
Dr. Stephan Ulamec, Philae Project Manager at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), said “Philae is doing very well.” The comet lander “spoke” for 85 seconds, the statement continued, and appeared to have been awake prior to sending the signals, as it transmitted “historical data” as well.
After November’s historic landing, officials said Philae had settled in a spot where it didn’t receive as much sunlight as necessary, causing its battery life to drain.
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This is good news. I wonder what data was transmitted? We should know soon.
If the comet is moving the probe into a position where it gets more sunlight, hence more electricity, there will be a window to get more data, whatever it is.
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