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:[Showing blank image.] | :[Showing blank image.] | ||
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:[00:35:00:] | :[00:35:00:] | ||
:Rosetta: Three hours to separation | :Rosetta: Three hours to separation | ||
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:[00:45:00:] | :[00:45:00:] | ||
:Philae: Has anyone ever tried this before? | :Philae: Has anyone ever tried this before? | ||
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:[00:50:00:] | :[00:50:00:] | ||
:Rosetta: I don't think so. | :Rosetta: I don't think so. | ||
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:[01:25:00:] | :[01:25:00:] | ||
:Rosetta: Ready to begin pre-delivery burn. | :Rosetta: Ready to begin pre-delivery burn. | ||
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:[02:20:00:] | :[02:20:00:] | ||
:Rosetta: We are ''go'' for separation! | :Rosetta: We are ''go'' for separation! | ||
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:[02:25:00:] | :[02:25:00:] | ||
:Rosetta: We are ''go'' for separation! | :Rosetta: We are ''go'' for separation! | ||
:Philae: ''Yessss!'' | :Philae: ''Yessss!'' | ||
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:[02:35:00:] | :[02:35:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 1 Hour | :Time until lander separation: 1 Hour | ||
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:[02:40:00:] | :[02:40:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 55 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 55 Minutes | ||
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:[02:45:00:] | :[02:45:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 50 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 50 Minutes | ||
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:[02:50:00:] | :[02:50:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 75 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 75 Minutes | ||
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:[02:55:00:] | :[02:55:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 70 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 70 Minutes | ||
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:[03:00:00:] | :[03:00:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 65 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 65 Minutes | ||
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:[03:05:00:] | :[03:05:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 60 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 60 Minutes | ||
:Philae: Can I just go now? | :Philae: Can I just go now? | ||
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:[03:10:00:] | :[03:10:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 60 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 60 Minutes | ||
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:[03:20:00:] | :[03:20:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 45 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 45 Minutes | ||
:Philae: Turning on ''sesame'' Bzzzzzzzzzt. | :Philae: Turning on ''sesame'' Bzzzzzzzzzt. | ||
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:[03:25:00:] | :[03:25:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 40 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 40 Minutes | ||
:Rosetta: Well it's been a fun 10 years together. | :Rosetta: Well it's been a fun 10 years together. | ||
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:[03:35:00:] | :[03:35:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 30 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 30 Minutes | ||
:Rosetta: Well it's been a fun 10 years together. | :Rosetta: Well it's been a fun 10 years together. | ||
:Philae: Yeah! ... a little boring maybe. | :Philae: Yeah! ... a little boring maybe. | ||
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:[03:40:00:] | :[03:40:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 25 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 25 Minutes | ||
:Rosetta: Well it's been a fun 10 years together. | :Rosetta: Well it's been a fun 10 years together. | ||
:Philae: Yeah! ... a little boring maybe. | :Philae: Yeah! ... a little boring maybe. | ||
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:[03:45:00:] | :[03:45:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 20 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 20 Minutes | ||
:Rosetta: Ok, turning on ''concert''. I'll send you signals through the comet, once you're down there, so we can measure what's inside it. | :Rosetta: Ok, turning on ''concert''. I'll send you signals through the comet, once you're down there, so we can measure what's inside it. | ||
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:[03:50:00:] | :[03:50:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 15 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 15 Minutes | ||
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:Philae: Assuming comets even ''have'' insides! | :Philae: Assuming comets even ''have'' insides! | ||
:Rosetta: I'm, uh, pretty sure they do. | :Rosetta: I'm, uh, pretty sure they do. | ||
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:[03:55:00:] | :[03:55:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: 10 Minutes | :Time until lander separation: 10 Minutes | ||
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:Philae: Assuming comets even ''have'' insides! | :Philae: Assuming comets even ''have'' insides! | ||
:Rosetta: I'm, uh, pretty sure they do. | :Rosetta: I'm, uh, pretty sure they do. | ||
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:[04:05:00:] | :[04:05:00:] | ||
:Time until lander separation: <font color="red">None</font> | :Time until lander separation: <font color="red">None</font> | ||
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:[04:10:00:] | :[04:10:00:] | ||
:[Philae separates from Rosetta to comet.] | :[Philae separates from Rosetta to comet.] | ||
:Philae: ''Wheee!'' | :Philae: ''Wheee!'' | ||
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:[04:15:00:] | :[04:15:00:] | ||
:Rosetta: Quick, take a picture of me! | :Rosetta: Quick, take a picture of me! | ||
:Philae: Just take a selfie | :Philae: Just take a selfie | ||
:Rosetta: Can't. No front-facing camera | :Rosetta: Can't. No front-facing camera | ||
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:[04:20:00:] | :[04:20:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 6 Hours | :Time until landing: 6 Hours | ||
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:[10:00:00:] | :[10:00:00:] | ||
:Rosetta: Bye | :Rosetta: Bye | ||
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:[10:05:00:] | :[10:05:00:] | ||
:[Rosetta, Philae and comet appear on the left, indicating the landing progress. Philae appear on the right.] | :[Rosetta, Philae and comet appear on the left, indicating the landing progress. Philae appear on the right.] | ||
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:[10:15:00:] | :[10:15:00:] | ||
:Philae: Spaaaaaaaace | :Philae: Spaaaaaaaace | ||
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:[10:25:00:] | :[10:25:00:] | ||
:[Showing Rosetta on the right.] | :[Showing Rosetta on the right.] | ||
:Rosetta: Lost track of earth thanks to that jolt. | :Rosetta: Lost track of earth thanks to that jolt. | ||
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:[10:30:00:] | :[10:30:00:] | ||
:Rosetta: Lost track of earth thanks to that jolt. Let's see, where is it... | :Rosetta: Lost track of earth thanks to that jolt. Let's see, where is it... | ||
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:[10:35:00:] | :[10:35:00:] | ||
:Rosetta: Lost track of earth thanks to that jolt. Let's see, where is it... Aha! | :Rosetta: Lost track of earth thanks to that jolt. Let's see, where is it... Aha! | ||
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:[10:40:00:] | :[10:40:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 5 Hours | :Time until landing: 5 Hours | ||
:Rosetta: Hey! Earth! | :Rosetta: Hey! Earth! | ||
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:[10:45:00:] | :[10:45:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 5 Hours | :Time until landing: 5 Hours | ||
:Rosetta: Hey! Earth! Check out these pics! | :Rosetta: Hey! Earth! Check out these pics! | ||
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:[10:55:00:] | :[10:55:00:] | ||
:[Showing Philae on the right] | :[Showing Philae on the right] | ||
:Time until landing: 5 Hours | :Time until landing: 5 Hours | ||
:Philae: Gonna harpoon a comet. | :Philae: Gonna harpoon a comet. | ||
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:[11:00:00:] | :[11:00:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 5 Hours | :Time until landing: 5 Hours | ||
:Philae: Gonna harpoon a comet. This is so cool. | :Philae: Gonna harpoon a comet. This is so cool. | ||
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:[11:05:00:] | :[11:05:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 5 Hours | :Time until landing: 5 Hours | ||
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::Comet 67P: Big | ::Comet 67P: Big | ||
::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
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:[11:10:00:] | :[11:10:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 5 Hours | :Time until landing: 5 Hours | ||
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::Comet 67P: Big | ::Comet 67P: Big | ||
::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
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:[11:15:00:] | :[11:15:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 5 Hours | :Time until landing: 5 Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ||
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:[11:20:00:] | :[11:20:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 5 Hours | :Time until landing: 5 Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ||
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:[11:25:00:] | :[11:25:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 5 Hours | :Time until landing: 5 Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ||
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:[11:30:00:] | :[11:30:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 5 Hours | :Time until landing: 5 Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ||
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:[11:35:00:] | :[11:35:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: '''4''' Hours | :Time until landing: '''4''' Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ||
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:[11:40:00:] | :[11:40:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 4 Hours | :Time until landing: 4 Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ||
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:[11:45:00:] | :[11:45:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 4 Hours | :Time until landing: 4 Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ||
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:[11:50:00:] | :[11:50:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 4 Hours | :Time until landing: 4 Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ::Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully | ||
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:[11:55:00:] | :[11:55:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 4 Hours | :Time until landing: 4 Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
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:[12:05:00:] | :[12:05:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 4 Hours | :Time until landing: 4 Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
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:[12:10:00:] | :[12:10:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 4 Hours | :Time until landing: 4 Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
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:[12:15:00:] | :[12:15:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 4 Hours | :Time until landing: 4 Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
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:[12:20:00:] | :[12:20:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 4 Hours | :Time until landing: 4 Hours | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
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:[12:25:00:] | :[12:25:00:] | ||
:[Whale appears inside the comet'''] | :[Whale appears inside the comet'''] | ||
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::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ::Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet | ||
::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
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:[12:30:00:] | :[12:30:00:] | ||
:[Whale marked "Probably not".] | :[Whale marked "Probably not".] | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[12:35:00:] | :[12:35:00:] | ||
:[Whale '''and stick figure''' on comet marked "Probably not".] | :[Whale '''and stick figure''' on comet marked "Probably not".] | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::'''Has anybody tried this before: Nope''' | ::'''Has anybody tried this before: Nope''' | ||
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:[12:40:00:] | :[12:40:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 3 Hours | :Time until landing: 3 Hours | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[12:45:00:] | :[12:45:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 3 Hours | :Time until landing: 3 Hours | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:Time until landing: 3 Hours | :Time until landing: 3 Hours | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[12:55:00:] | :[12:55:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 3 Hours | :Time until landing: 3 Hours | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[13:10:00:] | :[13:10:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 3 Hours | :Time until landing: 3 Hours | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[13:15:00:] | :[13:15:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 3 Hours | :Time until landing: 3 Hours | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[13:20:00:] | :[13:20:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 3 Hours | :Time until landing: 3 Hours | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[13:25:00:] | :[13:25:00:] | ||
:[More whales appear above the comet surface.] | :[More whales appear above the comet surface.] | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[13:30:00:] | :[13:30:00:] | ||
:[Whales and stick figure disappear.] | :[Whales and stick figure disappear.] | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[13:35:00:] | :[13:35:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: '''2''' Hours | :Time until landing: '''2''' Hours | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[13:40:00:] | :[13:40:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 2 Hours | :Time until landing: 2 Hours | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[13:45:00:] | :[13:45:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 2 Hours | :Time until landing: 2 Hours | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[13:50:00:] | :[13:50:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 2 Hours | :Time until landing: 2 Hours | ||
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::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ::Do harpoons work on comets: <u>Hopefully</u> | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[13:55:00:] | :[13:55:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 2 Hours | :Time until landing: 2 Hours | ||
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::'''Earth: Far away''' | ::'''Earth: Far away''' | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[14:00:00:] | :[14:00:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 2 Hours | :Time until landing: 2 Hours | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[14:05:00:] | :[14:05:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 2 Hours | :Time until landing: 2 Hours | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[14:10:00:] | :[14:10:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 2 Hours | :Time until landing: 2 Hours | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[14:15:00:] | :[14:15:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 2 Hours | :Time until landing: 2 Hours | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[14:20:00:] | :[14:20:00:] | ||
[Slab of rock disappears.] | [Slab of rock disappears.] | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[14:25:00:] | :[14:25:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 2 Hours | :Time until landing: 2 Hours | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[14:30:00:] | :[14:30:00:] | ||
[Lander fires thrusters.] | [Lander fires thrusters.] | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[14:35:00:] | :[14:35:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: '''<font color="red">60 Minutes</font>''' | :Time until landing: '''<font color="red">60 Minutes</font>''' | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[14:40:00:] | :[14:40:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 55 Minutes | :Time until landing: 55 Minutes | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[14:45:00:] | :[14:45:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 50 Minutes | :Time until landing: 50 Minutes | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[14:50:00:] | :[14:50:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 45 Minutes | :Time until landing: 45 Minutes | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[15:00:00:] | :[15:00:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 35 Minutes | :Time until landing: 35 Minutes | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[15:10:00:] | :[15:10:00:] | ||
:[Showing Rosetta on the right] | :[Showing Rosetta on the right] | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[15:15:00:] | :[15:15:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 20 Minutes | :Time until landing: 20 Minutes | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[15:20:00:] | :[15:20:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 15 Minutes | :Time until landing: 15 Minutes | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[15:25:00:] | :[15:25:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 10 Minutes | :Time until landing: 10 Minutes | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[15:30:00:] | :[15:30:00:] | ||
:Time until landing: 5 Minutes | :Time until landing: 5 Minutes | ||
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::Earth: Far away | ::Earth: Far away | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[15:35:00:] | :[15:35:00:] | ||
:[Showing Earth on the right.] | :[Showing Earth on the right.] | ||
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::Earth: '''Near''' | ::Earth: '''Near''' | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[15:40:00:] | :[15:40:00:] | ||
:Time until news of landing: 25 minutes | :Time until news of landing: 25 minutes | ||
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::Earth: Near | ::Earth: Near | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[15:45:00:] | :[15:45:00:] | ||
:Time until news of landing: 20 minutes | :Time until news of landing: 20 minutes | ||
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::Earth: Near | ::Earth: Near | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[15:50:00:] | :[15:50:00:] | ||
:Time until news of landing: 15 minutes | :Time until news of landing: 15 minutes | ||
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::Earth: Near | ::Earth: Near | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[15:55:00:] | :[15:55:00:] | ||
:Time until news of landing: 10 minutes | :Time until news of landing: 10 minutes | ||
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::Earth: Near | ::Earth: Near | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[16:00:00:] | :[16:00:00:] | ||
:Time until news of landing: 5 minutes | :Time until news of landing: 5 minutes | ||
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::Earth: Near | ::Earth: Near | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[Philae and the comet on the left veiled] | :[Philae and the comet on the left veiled] | ||
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::Earth: Near | ::Earth: Near | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[16:10:00:] | :[16:10:00:] | ||
:Time until news of landing: [now] | :Time until news of landing: [now] | ||
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::Earth: Near | ::Earth: Near | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[16:15:00:] | :[16:15:00:] | ||
:Time until news of landing: [now] | :Time until news of landing: [now] | ||
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::Earth: Near | ::Earth: Near | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[16:20:00:] | :[16:20:00:] | ||
:[Showing Philae on a comet] | :[Showing Philae on a comet] | ||
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::Earth: '''Far Away''' | ::Earth: '''Far Away''' | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[16:25:00:] | :[16:25:00:] | ||
:Philae lander: Hi, Earth! It's Philae. | :Philae lander: Hi, Earth! It's Philae. | ||
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::Earth: '''Proud''' | ::Earth: '''Proud''' | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[16:30:00:] | :[16:30:00:] | ||
:Philae lander: I'm taking pictures and sending them as fast as I can. | :Philae lander: I'm taking pictures and sending them as fast as I can. | ||
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::Earth: Proud | ::Earth: Proud | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[16:35:00:] | :[16:35:00:] | ||
:Philae lander: I'm taking pictures and sending them as fast as I can. | :Philae lander: I'm taking pictures and sending them as fast as I can. | ||
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::Earth: Proud | ::Earth: Proud | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[Philae slightly tilts.] | :[Philae slightly tilts.] | ||
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::Earth: Proud | ::Earth: Proud | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[Philae tilts more.] | :[Philae tilts more.] | ||
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::Earth: '''Confused''' | ::Earth: '''Confused''' | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[16:50:00:] | :[16:50:00:] | ||
:[Philae tilts the opposite.] | :[Philae tilts the opposite.] | ||
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::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[16:55:00:] | :[16:55:00:] | ||
:Status report: | :Status report: | ||
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::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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::Earth: '''Nervous''' | ::Earth: '''Nervous''' | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:Philae? Are you OK? | :Philae? Are you OK? | ||
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::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:[Showing Philae on a comet.] | :[Showing Philae on a comet.] | ||
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::Earth: '''!!!!!''' | ::Earth: '''!!!!!''' | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
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:Philae? Is everything OK? | :Philae? Is everything OK? | ||
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::Harpoons: Tricky | ::Harpoons: Tricky | ||
::Dolphins and Fish: OK | ::Dolphins and Fish: OK | ||
− | ::Have we landed on a comet?: YES | + | ::Have we landed on a comet?: '''YES''' |
::Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know | ::Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know | ||
::Earth: !!!!! | ::Earth: !!!!! | ||
::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
+ | |||
+ | :[Later:] | ||
+ | :[Showing Earth thinking about Philae on a comet.] | ||
+ | :Status report: | ||
+ | ::Rosetta: In space | ||
+ | ::Philae lander: Landed | ||
+ | ::Mission control: !!!!! | ||
+ | ::Comet 67P: Landed on | ||
+ | ::Whales: Calm | ||
+ | ::Scientists: [Wine] | ||
+ | ::Harpoons: Tricky | ||
+ | ::Dolphins and Fish: OK | ||
+ | ::Have we landed on a comet?: '''YES''' | ||
+ | ::Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know | ||
+ | ::Earth: !!!!! | ||
+ | ::Has anybody tried this before: Nope | ||
+ | |||
+ | :[Much later:] | ||
+ | :[Showing Philae on a comet, in relative darkness.] | ||
+ | :Philae: Hi! | ||
+ | :Status report: | ||
+ | ::Rosetta: In space | ||
+ | ::Philae lander: Hi! | ||
+ | ::Mission control: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
+ | ::Scientists: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
+ | ::Have we landed on a comet?: ''YES'' | ||
+ | ::Sun: Warm | ||
+ | ::Comet: Big | ||
+ | ::Philae, where ''ARE'' you?: Home | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:1446}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:Comic subpages]] |
Latest revision as of 02:02, 4 May 2022
- [Below is the transcript for 1446: Landing.]
- [00:00:00:]
- [Showing blank image.]
- [00:35:00:]
- Rosetta: Three hours to separation
- [00:45:00:]
- Philae: Has anyone ever tried this before?
- [00:50:00:]
- Rosetta: I don't think so.
- [01:25:00:]
- Rosetta: Ready to begin pre-delivery burn.
- [02:20:00:]
- Rosetta: We are go for separation!
- [02:25:00:]
- Rosetta: We are go for separation!
- Philae: Yessss!
- [02:35:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 1 Hour
- [02:40:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 55 Minutes
- [02:45:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 50 Minutes
- [02:50:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 75 Minutes
- [02:55:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 70 Minutes
- [03:00:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 65 Minutes
- [03:05:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 60 Minutes
- Philae: Can I just go now?
- [03:10:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 60 Minutes
- [03:20:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 45 Minutes
- Philae: Turning on sesame Bzzzzzzzzzt.
- [03:25:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 40 Minutes
- Rosetta: Well it's been a fun 10 years together.
- [03:35:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 30 Minutes
- Rosetta: Well it's been a fun 10 years together.
- Philae: Yeah! ... a little boring maybe.
- [03:40:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 25 Minutes
- Rosetta: Well it's been a fun 10 years together.
- Philae: Yeah! ... a little boring maybe.
- [03:45:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 20 Minutes
- Rosetta: Ok, turning on concert. I'll send you signals through the comet, once you're down there, so we can measure what's inside it.
- [03:50:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 15 Minutes
- Rosetta: Ok, turning on concert. I'll send you signals through the comet, once you're down there, so we can measure what's inside it.
- Philae: Assuming comets even have insides!
- Rosetta: I'm, uh, pretty sure they do.
- [03:55:00:]
- Time until lander separation: 10 Minutes
- Rosetta: Ok, turning on concert. I'll send you signals through the comet, once you're down there, so we can measure what's inside it.
- Philae: Assuming comets even have insides!
- Rosetta: I'm, uh, pretty sure they do.
- [04:05:00:]
- Time until lander separation: None
- [04:10:00:]
- [Philae separates from Rosetta to comet.]
- Philae: Wheee!
- [04:15:00:]
- Rosetta: Quick, take a picture of me!
- Philae: Just take a selfie
- Rosetta: Can't. No front-facing camera
- [04:20:00:]
- Time until landing: 6 Hours
- [10:00:00:]
- Rosetta: Bye
- [10:05:00:]
- [Rosetta, Philae and comet appear on the left, indicating the landing progress. Philae appear on the right.]
- [10:15:00:]
- Philae: Spaaaaaaaace
- [10:25:00:]
- [Showing Rosetta on the right.]
- Rosetta: Lost track of earth thanks to that jolt.
- [10:30:00:]
- Rosetta: Lost track of earth thanks to that jolt. Let's see, where is it...
- [10:35:00:]
- Rosetta: Lost track of earth thanks to that jolt. Let's see, where is it... Aha!
- [10:40:00:]
- Time until landing: 5 Hours
- Rosetta: Hey! Earth!
- [10:45:00:]
- Time until landing: 5 Hours
- Rosetta: Hey! Earth! Check out these pics!
- [10:55:00:]
- [Showing Philae on the right]
- Time until landing: 5 Hours
- Philae: Gonna harpoon a comet.
- [11:00:00:]
- Time until landing: 5 Hours
- Philae: Gonna harpoon a comet. This is so cool.
- [11:05:00:]
- Time until landing: 5 Hours
- [Status report appear from bottom-right corner.]
- Philae: Gonna harpoon a comet. This is so cool.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: In space
- Mission control: Not in space
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- [11:10:00:]
- Time until landing: 5 Hours
- Philae: Gonna harpoon a comet. This is so cool. ...I hope harpoons work on comets.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: In space
- Mission control: Not in space
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- [11:15:00:]
- Time until landing: 5 Hours
- Philae: Gonna harpoon a comet. This is so cool. ...I hope harpoons work on comets.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: In space
- Mission control: Not in space
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [11:20:00:]
- Time until landing: 5 Hours
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: In space
- Mission control: Not in space
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [11:25:00:]
- Time until landing: 5 Hours
- Philae: Hey Rosetta - you in touch with Earth?
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: In space
- Mission control: Not in space
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [11:30:00:]
- Time until landing: 5 Hours
- Philae: Hey Rosetta - you in touch with Earth?
- Rosetta: Yes!
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: In space
- Mission control: Not in space
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [11:35:00:]
- Time until landing: 4 Hours
- Philae: Hey Rosetta - you in touch with Earth?
- Rosetta: Yes! ... They're a little worried about your top thruster.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: In space
- Mission control: Not in space
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [11:40:00:]
- Time until landing: 4 Hours
- Rosetta: ...They're a little worried about your top thruster.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: In space
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [11:45:00:]
- Time until landing: 4 Hours
- Rosetta: ...They're a little worried about your top thruster. There's a chance you might have to hang on to the surface without it.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: In space
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [11:50:00:]
- Time until landing: 4 Hours
- Rosetta: ...They're a little worried about your top thruster. There's a chance you might have to hang on to the surface without it.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: In space
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [11:55:00:]
- Time until landing: 4 Hours
- Rosetta: ...They're a little worried about your top thruster. There's a chance you might have to hang on to the surface without it.
- Philae: I really hope harpoons work on comets.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Worried
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [12:05:00:]
- Time until landing: 4 Hours
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Worried
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [12:10:00:]
- Time until landing: 4 Hours
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [12:15:00:]
- Time until landing: 4 Hours
- Philae: Harpoons work on whales, right?
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [12:20:00:]
- Time until landing: 4 Hours
- Philae: Harpoons work on whales, right?
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [12:25:00:]
- [Whale appears inside the comet]
- Time until landing: 4 Hours
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- [12:30:00:]
- [Whale marked "Probably not".]
- Time until landing: 4 Hours
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [12:35:00:]
- [Whale and stick figure on comet marked "Probably not".]
- Time until landing: 3 Hours
- Rosetta: They should be getting the pictures back on earth about now.
- Philae: The 28-minute delay is weird.
- Rosetta: I'm watching for the ✔ seen 12:41 pm message.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [12:40:00:]
- Time until landing: 3 Hours
- Rosetta: They should be getting the pictures back on earth about now.
- Philae: The 28-minute delay is weird.
- Rosetta: I'm watching for the ✔ seen 12:41 pm message.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [12:45:00:]
- Time until landing: 3 Hours
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [12:50:00:]
- Time until landing: 3 Hours
- Philae lander: Not to obsess, but what do I do of I touch down on a big slab of rock? Pretty sure harpoons don't work on rock.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Worried
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [12:55:00:]
- Time until landing: 3 Hours
- Philae lander: Not to obsess, but what do I do of I touch down on a big slab of rock? Pretty sure harpoons don't work on rock.
- Rosetta: Don't worry - the rocks should be full of pockets where ice used to be. Your harpoons will crunch right through.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [13:00:00:]
- Time until landing: 3 Hours
- Philae lander: Not to obsess, but what do I do of I touch down on a big slab of rock? Pretty sure harpoons don't work on rock.
- Rosetta: Don't worry - the rocks should be full of pockets where ice used to be. Your harpoons will crunch right through. We think, anyway.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Worried
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [13:10:00:]
- Time until landing: 3 Hours
- Philae lander: [thinks] I mean, when I think about it, it's hard to believe harpoons even work on whales.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Worried
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [13:15:00:]
- Time until landing: 3 Hours
- Rosetta: Are you thinking about whales?
- Philae lander: No.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Worried
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [13:20:00:]
- Time until landing: 3 Hours
- Rosetta: Are you thinking about whales?
- Philae lander: No.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Thinking about whales
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [13:25:00:]
- [More whales appear above the comet surface.]
- Time until landing: 3 Hours
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Thinking about whales
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [13:30:00:]
- [Whales and stick figure disappear.]
- [Slab of rock appears near the target.]
- [Whale hides behind rock.]
- Time until landing: 3 Hours
- Rosetta: ✔ seen 1:02 pm Hooray!
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Thinking about rocks
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [13:35:00:]
- Time until landing: 2 Hours
- Rosetta: Oh, they wanted me to mention-
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Worried
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [13:40:00:]
- Time until landing: 2 Hours
- Rosetta: Oh, they wanted me to mention - When you touch down, try not to accidentally balance on one foot. If you do, your harpoons won't fire.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Worried
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [13:45:00:]
- Time until landing: 2 Hours
- Rosetta: Oh, they wanted me to mention - When you touch down, try not to accidentally balance on one foot. If you do, your harpoons won't fire.
- Philae lander: I've got a gyroscope. I'm pretty good at balancing.
- Rosetta: Yeah, well, try not to do that.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Worried
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [13:50:00:]
- Time until landing: 2 Hours
- Rosetta: Oh, they wanted me to mention - When you touch down, try not to accidentally balance on one foot. If you do, your harpoons won't fire.
- Philae lander: I've got a gyroscope. I'm pretty good at balancing.
- Rosetta: Yeah, well, try not to do that.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: WORRIED
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [13:55:00:]
- Time until landing: 2 Hours
- Philae lander: Can't a pilot on earth help me land?
- Rosetta: Sorry. They're so far away their signals take half an hour to get here.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Worried
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [14:00:00:]
- Time until landing: 2 Hours
- Philae lander: Can't a pilot on earth help me land?
- Rosetta: Sorry. They're so far away their signals take half an hour to get here. You're gonna have to do it on your own.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Worried
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [14:05:00:]
- Time until landing: 2 Hours
- Rosetta: Sorry. They're so far away their signals take half an hour to get here. You're gonna have to do it on your own.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [14:10:00:]
- Time until landing: 2 Hours
- Philae lander: I can do this.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [14:15:00:]
- Time until landing: 2 Hours
- Philae lander: I can do this.
- Rosetta: Well, and if you don't it's really the fault of the people back home who programmed you. None of whom were tough enough to come themselves.
- Philae lander: Haha, yeah!
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Worried
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [14:20:00:]
[Slab of rock disappears.]
- Time until landing: 2 Hours
- Philae lander: I can do this.
- Rosetta: Well, and if you don't it's really the fault of the people back home who programmed you. None of whom were tough enough to come themselves.
- Philae lander: Haha, yeah! Enjoy being stuck on your planet, suckers!
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Stuck on earth
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [14:25:00:]
- Time until landing: 2 Hours
- Philae lander: All right! Time to turn on my landing cameras...
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Stuck on earth
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [14:30:00:]
[Lander fires thrusters.]
- Time until landing: 2 Hours
- Philae lander: All right! Time to turn on my landing cameras... ...Annnnd arm my harpoons!
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Stuck on earth
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [14:35:00:]
- Time until landing: 60 Minutes
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Stuck on earth
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [14:40:00:]
- Time until landing: 55 Minutes
- Rosetta: Can you see it? Can you see the landing site?
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Stuck on earth
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [14:45:00:]
- Time until landing: 50 Minutes
- Rosetta: Can you see it? Can you see the landing site?
- Philae lander: WOW.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Brave
- Mission control: Stuck on earth
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [14:50:00:]
- Time until landing: 45 Minutes
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: WOW.
- Mission control: Stuck on earth
- Comet 67P: Big
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [15:00:00:]
- Time until landing: 35 Minutes
- Philae lander: Hi, comet. I'm Philae. We caught you.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: WOW.
- Mission control: Stuck on earth
- Comet 67P: Near
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet...
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [15:10:00:]
- [Showing Rosetta on the right]
- Time until landing: 25 Minutes
- Rosetta: Looking good. You're right on target. Spinning a little.
- Philae lander: WHEEEE!
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: WHEEEE!
- Mission control: Stuck on earth
- Comet 67P: Near
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet...
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [15:15:00:]
- Time until landing: 20 Minutes
- Rosetta: Looking good. You're right on target. Spinning a little. They're loving your pictures back home!
- Philae lander: WHEEEE!
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: WHEEEE!
- Mission control: Nervous
- Comet 67P: Near
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet...
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [15:20:00:]
- Time until landing: 15 Minutes
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: WOW.
- Mission control: Nervous
- Comet 67P: Near
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: "Bluuurghhh. What time is it?"
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet...
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [15:25:00:]
- Time until landing: 10 Minutes
- Rosetta: Hey, Philae- Do you see anything that might explain how to levitate and destroy rocks with your minds? People back home keep asking.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Wow.
- Mission control: Nervous
- Comet 67P: Near
- Whales: Probably Not in space
- U.S. Scientists: Anxious
- Have we landed on a comet?: Not yet...
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [15:30:00:]
- Time until landing: 5 Minutes
- Rosetta: Philae?
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ...
- Mission control: Anxious
- Comet 67P: Near
- Whales: Anxious
- U.S. Scientists: Nervous
- Have we landed on a comet?: ...
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Far away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [15:35:00:]
- [Showing Earth on the right.]
- Time until news of landing: 30 minutes
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ...
- Mission control: Anxious
- Comet 67P: Far away
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: Nervous
- Have we landed on a comet?: ???
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Near
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [15:40:00:]
- Time until news of landing: 25 minutes
- Prime Minister: I hope we succeeded. That awful comet must be destroyed.
- Aide: ...Mr. Prime Minister, no one is trying to destroy the comet.
- Prime Minister: What?! But I secured you all this funding. I just assumed...
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ...
- Mission control: Nervous
- Comet 67P: Far away
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: Anxious
- Have we landed on a comet?: ???
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Near
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [15:45:00:]
- Time until news of landing: 20 minutes
- This picture of Philae falling away is beautiful.
- Its kind of blurry and washed out.
- There will be a lot more soon. But this was the first.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ...
- Mission control: Nervous
- Comet 67P: Far away
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: Anxious
- Have we landed on a comet?: ???
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Near
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [15:50:00:]
- Time until news of landing: 15 minutes
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ???
- Mission control: AAAAAAA
- Comet 67P: Far away
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: AAAAAAA
- Have we landed on a comet?: ???
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Near
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [15:55:00:]
- Time until news of landing: 10 minutes
- AAAA! I can't take it - this is too stressful!
- You're just looking at Twitter.
- I should probably never actually go to space.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ???
- Mission control: AAAAAAA
- Comet 67P: Far away
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: AAAAAAA
- Have we landed on a comet?: ???
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Near
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [16:00:00:]
- Time until news of landing: 5 minutes
- AAAAAAAAAAA
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ???
- Mission control: AAAAAAA
- Comet 67P: Far away
- Whales: AAAAAAA
- U.S. Scientists: AAAAAAA
- Dolphins and Fish: Um, are those whales screaming?
- Have we landed on a comet?: ???
- Do harpoons work on comets: Hopefully
- Earth: Near
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [16:05:00:]
- [Philae and the comet on the left veiled]
- Time until news of landing: [now]
- [Holding breath]
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander:???
- Mission control: [...]
- Comet 67P: Far away
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: [...]
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: ???
- Do harpoons work on comets: [...]
- Earth: Near
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [16:10:00:]
- Time until news of landing: [now]
- Philae lander: Hey, Earth!
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander:
- Mission control: [...]
- Comet 67P: Far away
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: [...]
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: ???
- Do harpoons work on comets: [...]
- Earth: Near
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [16:15:00:]
- Time until news of landing: [now]
- Philae lander: Hey, Earth!
- Philae lander: It's Philae.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander:
- Mission control: [...]
- Comet 67P: Far away
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: [...]
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: ???
- Do harpoons work on comets: [...]
- Earth: Near
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [16:20:00:]
- [Showing Philae on a comet]
- Philae lander: Hi, Earth! It's Philae.
- Philae lander: I got you a comet.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Landed
- Mission control: [...]
- Comet 67P: Here.
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: [...]
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: YES.
- Do harpoons work on comets: YES.
- Earth: Far Away
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [16:25:00:]
- Philae lander: Hi, Earth! It's Philae.
- Philae lander: I got you a comet.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Landed
- Mission control: Proud
- Comet 67P: Here.
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: Proud
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: YES.
- Do harpoons work on comets: YES.
- Earth: Proud
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [16:30:00:]
- Philae lander: I'm taking pictures and sending them as fast as I can.
- Philae lander: It's a long way home but they should get there soon!
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Landed
- Mission control: Proud
- Comet 67P: Harpooned
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: Proud
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: YES.
- Do harpoons work on comets: YES.
- Earth: Proud
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [16:35:00:]
- Philae lander: I'm taking pictures and sending them as fast as I can.
- Philae lander: It's a long way home but they should get there soon!
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Landed
- Mission control: Proud
- Comet 67P: Landed on
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: Proud
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: YES.
- Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know
- Earth: Proud
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [16:40:00:]
- [Philae slightly tilts.]
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ???
- Mission control: Nervous
- Comet 67P: Landed on
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: Anxious
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: YES.
- Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know
- Earth: Proud
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [16:45:00:]
- [Philae tilts more.]
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ???
- Mission control: Anxious
- Comet 67P: ???
- Whales: Calm
- U.S. Scientists: Nervous
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: YES.
- Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know
- Earth: Confused
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [16:50:00:]
- [Philae tilts the opposite.]
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ???
- Mission control: Anxious
- Comet 67P: ???
- Whales: Calm
- Scientists: Nervous
- Harpoons: Tricky
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: Yes, at least once
- Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know
- Earth: Confused
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [16:55:00:]
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ???
- Mission control: Anxious
- Comet 67P: ???
- Whales: Calm
- Scientists: Nervous
- Harpoons: Tricky
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: Yes, at least once
- Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know
- Earth: Confused
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [17:00:00:]
- [Showing Earth.]
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ???
- Mission control: Anxious
- Comet 67P: ???
- Whales: Calm
- Scientists: Anxious
- Harpoons: Tricky
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: Yes, at least once
- Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know
- Earth: Nervous
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [17:05:00:]
- Philae? Are you OK?
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: ???
- Mission control: Anxious
- Comet 67P: ???
- Whales: Calm
- Scientists: Anxious
- Harpoons: Tricky
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: Yes, at least once
- Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know
- Earth: Nervous
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [17:10:00:]
- [Showing Philae on a comet.]
- Philae: I did it.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Landed
- Mission control: !!!!!
- Comet 67P: Landed on
- Whales: Calm
- Scientists: [Wine]
- Harpoons: Tricky
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: YES
- Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know
- Earth: !!!!!
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [17:15:00:]
- Philae? Is everything OK?
- Philae: I landed! I'm on a comet. I'm OK and I'm on a comet.
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Landed
- Mission control: !!!!!
- Comet 67P: Landed on
- Whales: Calm
- Scientists: [Wine]
- Harpoons: Tricky
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: YES
- Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know
- Earth: !!!!!
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [Later:]
- [Showing Earth thinking about Philae on a comet.]
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Landed
- Mission control: !!!!!
- Comet 67P: Landed on
- Whales: Calm
- Scientists: [Wine]
- Harpoons: Tricky
- Dolphins and Fish: OK
- Have we landed on a comet?: YES
- Do harpoons work on comets: Don't know
- Earth: !!!!!
- Has anybody tried this before: Nope
- [Much later:]
- [Showing Philae on a comet, in relative darkness.]
- Philae: Hi!
- Status report:
- Rosetta: In space
- Philae lander: Hi!
- Mission control: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Scientists: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Have we landed on a comet?: YES
- Sun: Warm
- Comet: Big
- Philae, where ARE you?: Home