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Rosetta was a European Space Agency mission that orbited and landed on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, studying its origin and composition. Philae was the lander that sent back data for 57 hours before its battery ran out.
Philae (/ ˈ f aɪ l iː / or / ˈ f iː l eɪ /) was a robotic European Space Agency lander that accompanied the Rosetta spacecraft until it separated to land on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, ten years and eight months after departing Earth.
Rosetta is an ESA mission with contributions from its Member States and NASA. Rosetta’s Philae lander was provided by a consortium led by DLR, MPS, CNES and ASI.
Rosetta and Philae. Philae detached from Rosetta on 12 November 2014 at 08:35 UTC, and approached 67P at a relative speed of about 1 m/s (3.6 km/h; 2.2 mph). It initially landed on 67P at 15:33 UTC, but bounced twice, coming to rest at 17:33 UTC. Confirmation of contact with 67P reached Earth at 16:03 UTC.
Sep 28, 2016 · How did Rosetta find Philae after its bounce in November 2014? Read the story of the detective work, the clues, the images and the final confirmation of Philae's location on the comet.
Sep 29, 2016 · On November 12, 2014, Rosetta let loose its Philae lander, which became the first spacecraft to perform a soft landing on a comet. But it didn’t exactly go to plan: Philae’s harpoon system...
Rosetta is an ESA mission with contributions from its Member States and NASA. Rosetta’s Philae lander is provided by a consortium led by DLR, MPS, CNES and ASI. Rosetta is the first mission in history to rendezvous with a comet.
