Sex Rosetta Comet Landing - Live!

[Scouse]

Looks like the European Space Agency is doing a live webcast of the Rosetta Comet Landing tomorrow night from 7pm.

Could be worth a little watch. I imagine it's going to be quite a slow affair but at the end you're either gonna have a successful landing (cool) or an explosion

 

[chipper]

nice find will watch that

 

[Moriath]

Did it crash yet?

 

[Job]

Comes in too fast knocks comet out of orbit..4 billion people on a small blue rock blissfully unaware that this comet and their home is now on a collision course for armaggedon.

 

[Raven]

14 hours until separation, should still be some interesting stuff tonight.

 

[Shagrat]

Will try to watch some of this if I can. This whole mission has amazed me, the precision of getting the probe onto an intercept course and the time scales involved is just astounding.

 

[Zarjazz]

Will try to watch some of this if I can. This whole mission has amazed me, the precision of getting the probe onto an intercept course and the time scales involved is just astounding.

 

[Jupitus]

I'd bang that presenter

 

[Tom]

If the landing isn't accompanied by Michael Bay-style crash zooms, strobing lights and "hold on I'm taking her in" soundbites, I'm going to be disappointed.

 

[Ch3tan]

I'd bang that presenter

Old age, old eyes.

 

[Raven]

Not wanting to derail this thread, this is a perfect example of what we can do as part of Europe. An amazing achievement even if it explodes on impact.

I wish the music was less continental though...

 

[chipper]

gutted to fuck im gonna have just got in from nights before seperation by about 2h dunno if i can keep awake that long migh try tho

 

[Scouse]

Place your bets. Looks like it's in for a bumpy landing...

Makes it

What about you?

 

[Jupitus]

Getting towards the landing phase now... !

 

[Jupitus]

Is anyone else secretly hoping for a downblouse of nerdy-but-fit-girl-with-long-dark-hair ?

 

[chipper]

done it if all is well how epic is that 10 years in the making blows my mind the intelligence of the guys behind getting it there

 

[Jupitus]

Fucking hell! Wow!!

 

[Jupitus]

... or have they ... ?

 

[Jupitus]

Yes, thay have!!!

 

[Scouse]

Wish I was wfh. I'll have to catch up tonight. I guess all the crashing and burning is being left for my upcoming mountain biking beer festival...

 

[chipper]

ye there was a moment i was like, ok they cheering now. they look concerned. NOW THEY SMILING AGAIN!!!!!!

 

[Raven]

Amazing achievement, I really hope they get some interesting data rather than, oh its made of iron and boring rock.

I want to see elements dammit!

 

[Jupitus]

Amazing achievement, I really hope they get some interesting data rather than, oh its made of iron and boring rock.

I want to see elements dammit!

... or signs of water ... or life!!

 

[chipper]

whatever it comes back with its gonna create a lot of data

 

[Jupitus]

Hmm... they can't confirm it's staying yet... anchors apparently didn't fire....

 

[Scouse]

Anchors is such a shit description.

Harpoons fired, so I guess that means the lockdown drills.

So, two of the three things designed to help it land failed and it's now sat there literally hanging by a couple of theads.

Hopefully that won't compromise the science too much...

 

[Scouse]

Or maybe the harpoons didnt fire and the drills worked?

Goddamn journalists...

 

[Jupitus]

I thought I heard them say the harpoons (sorry) didn't fire so it's basically just sitting there. Relatively small compression of the landing gear dampers suggesting a soft landing though... will it stay put?

 

[chipper]

sure they said the harpoons had fired and had retracted not sure about the drills but i know the thruster failed

 

[Job]

As long as it manages to plant the Euro flag I'll be happy.