Wednesday, August 06, 2014

A FIRST FOR SPACE HISTORY - EU's Rosetta Probe Ends 10-year Comet Chase

Rosetta has caught up with 67P-Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Europe's Rosetta probe has arrived at a comet after a 10-year chase.   

In a first for space history, the spacecraft was manoeuvred alongside a speeding body to begin mapping its surface in detail. 

The spacecraft fired its thrusters for six and a half minutes to finally catch up with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

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