Philae, the adventure continues. Many times, the robot gave signs of life Sunday, June 14 He woke up when he was asleep for seven months on tchouri comet. CNES Toulouse, scientists are cutting the champagne, relieved. “We are delighted, we dared to hope even if we believed within us” , testifies Aurelie Moussi, head of scientific operations, the microphone of France
3. The alarm was unexpected after a turbulent landing on tchouri on 12 November. Deprived of light and precariously, Philae remained asleep until this weekend.
“Philae is fine, the temperature is very good, sunny conditions are also excellent . What we lack today to recover all the data that is to establish a stable relationship with Rosetta “, says Cédric Delmas, responsible Philae operation.
Once the recovered data, the robot can get back to work. “We’ll start by scientific operations that require no movement” , details Philippe Gaudon, project manager for the Rosetta mission. Its mission is to understand the evolution of the solar system.
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