Paris (AFP) – 5:52 p.m. GMT – For the first time in the history of mankind, Europe has been a small robot, Philae to the surface of a comet, crowning an adventure Space started it twenty years ago.
After seven agonizing hours that Philae came down in free fall toward its target, landing has been “gently”. A technical feat that has played to over 500 million miles from Earth.
However Analyses are underway to determine potential problems anchor Philae to the ground.
The mission of the robot lab is now to take samples which will provide information on the origins of the solar system, or even the appearance of water and life on Earth.
D a total cost of 1.3 billion euros, the Rosetta mission has mobilized about 2,000 people over two decades. END OF DIRECT
6:03 p.m. GMT – Terra incognita – “. We do not know exactly where and how we ended up in a few hours we’ll know more,” says Stephan Ulamec, head of LG Philae
5:34 p.m. GMT. – Anchor Problem? – “I’m on the surface but my harpoons were not activated My team is hard at work to determine the cause.” Said the official count of the robot Philae on Twitter
5:25 p.m. GMT. – Victories – Francois Hollande greets “a victory Europe, a victory for progress for humanity. ” “You won, it is a significant step in the conquest of space,” said he said
5:18 p.m. GMT. – Soft – “The soil that has cushioned us is a relatively soft soil (…). I do not know of any at this stage if it is stabilized. (…) We are well placed but we do not know what position you are, “says the director of CNES (French Space Agency ), Marc Pircher to BFM TV
4:54 p.m. GMT. – Dear Mission – a total cost of 1.3 billion euros, the price of three Airbus A380, the Rosetta mission has mobilized about 2,000 people for 20 years. More than 50 companies from 14 European countries and the United States participated in the completion of the probe
4:52 p.m. GMT. – The death of the robot – After 60 hours, the energy resource of Philae will random: it will rely on a rechargeable secondary battery system by small solar panels. If all goes well, it should run until March. In addition, he was sentenced to death by hot as it is not designed to withstand the temperature rise when the comet will approach the Sun
4:48 p.m. GMT. – Escort – The probe Rosetta, who has spent 10 years and eight months in space and traveled 6.5 billion km, will continue its mission to escort at least until August 13, when the comet will tchouri with the star, and even beyond. Its mission is planned until the end of December 2015
4:47 p.m. GMT. – 60 hours – “We set a goal that within 60 hours, each instrument can work at least once at peak opportunities, “said Jean-Pierre Bibring, scientific director of the lander
4:42 p.m. GMT. -” #SoyonsFiers “-” Let the pitch … Philae France and Europe have accomplished a feat in the history of space exploration, “wrote Manuel Valls in a message on his Twitter account, completed the word-sharp” #SoyonsFiers “
4:41 p.m. GMT. -” La France and Europe “- Prime Minister Manuel Valls welcomed in European robot Philae landing on a comet nucleus” a feat in the history of space exploration “done by” France and Europe “
4:31 p.m. GMT – Holland – “The presidentfhollande just witnessed the landing of the robotPhilae # 2014 Rosetta” said the Elysee in a tweet
. 4:25 p.m. GMT – HAPPY! – “We are very pleased,” said Andrea Accomazzo, flight director for the Rosetta mission to the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt (Germany)
4:20 p.m. GMT – “a big step” – ” This is a big step for human civilization, “said Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of ESA. “We are the first to have done and that is what will always remain”
-. Mission accomplished –
4:46 p.m. GMT – Rhythm – Philae was referred to the walking speed (3.5 km / h) … but on a comet that flies at 18 km / sec
4:12 p.m. GMT – Mission – The mission of the laboratory robot Philae is now to take samples which will provide information on the origins of the solar system, or even the appearance of water and life on Earth
4:07 p.m. GMT – “We are on the comet “-” We are on the comet “Churyumov-Gerasimenko,” We are very happy, “welcomes the ESA. Philae was dumped by the European probe Rosetta seven hours earlier, more than 510 million km from Earth
4:05 p.m. GMT. – “Atchourissage successful” – “Atchourissage successful” fun twitter visitor to the Cité de l’Espace in Toulouse when applause broke out
4:05 p.m. GMT. – “Touchdown” – “! @ Phila @ Touchdown for 2014,” tweets the ESA landing of the robot. This landing on a comet, more than 500 million kilometers from Earth, is the first space, led by the European Space Agency
3:04 p.m. GMT. – Hey! – Applause at European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) of the European Space Agency in Darmstadt (Germany)
4:03 p.m. GMT – ROBOT PHILAE WAS LAYING ON THE COMET tchouri FIRST IN . STORY SPACE
The signal confirming the landing arrived on Earth to 4:03 p.m. GMT (5:03 p.m. Paris time)
3:58 p.m. GMT. – Suspense – The confirmation landing the robot was expected to European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) around 1600 GMT (1700 Paris time)
3:44 p.m. GMT – “Already a success” – The Rosetta mission “is already a success, “but” must Philae to land, “says the CEO of the European Space Agency (ESA), Jean-Jacques Dordain, minutes after the announcement of the separation of the European small robot probe.
3:41 p.m. GMT – The European probe Rosetta, who has been sailing for 10 years in space, drops his little robot Philae which must try to land on the nucleus of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a first in space history.
The mission of “space archeology”, started in 2004 with the launch of Rosetta, seeks to unravel the evolution of the solar system since its birth, comets being considered remnants of the original material.
The big unknown is what awaits Philae on arrival at the comet. LIVE
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