=LD=Hethwill Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Landing successful http://www.bbc.com/news/live/science-environment-29985988 3
DD_bongodriver Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 I can't wait to hear about the data they collect.......................and see moving images of a freaking space probe landing on a comet! 4
Bearcat Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 I thought that was later today.. I wanted to catch that.
=LD=Hethwill Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 Amazing moment when the guys started sweating waiting for first readings... ... then confirmation !!! Rejoice was universal... of sorts. Some people at office here were a bit... WTH are you so happy about !?.... I responded, they went - "oh ok, that." - and carried on with their Facebook browsing or something like that...*shrugs*
SvAF/F19_Klunk Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Stood in the tram on my way home from work with streaming internet tv on my IPad from ESA HQ... Amazing.. But people stared at me when I Shouted YEEEEAH Edited November 12, 2014 by SvAF/F19_Klunk 2
kissklas Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Landing successful http://www.bbc.com/news/live/science-environment-29985988 Congratulations, all! Lets hope it sticks to the surface!
=LD=Hethwill Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 a video with a guy with a tatoo in the leg? im waiting to see black and white blurred images Yes. Same. But no hype, the ambiance there must be quite hostile ???. We will see telemetry to image rendering most likely.
SOLIDKREATE Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Heard about this at 5:00am PST. It still had three hours to go at that time. I hope they start showing footage.
sturmkraehe Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Seems that it has well landed but it is not certain that it is well attached. Due to extremely low gravity one has to fix that thing on the surface. But since we have good wishes from Captain Kirk I am very confident. An image from 3 km distance: https://twitter.com/Philae2014/status/532593337585651713 The short movie "Ambition" linked to the mission Rosetta: Edited November 12, 2014 by sturmkraehe
DD_bongodriver Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 The problem is apparently the harpoons didn't fire but it's primary means of attachment was screws in its landing gear which did work, they are going to try to troubleshoot the harpoons and get them to fire I heard but it may be the case the landing gear screws will suffice anyway.
Emgy Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Stefan Ulmec in the press livestream said the data from Philae may indicate that it bounced off the surface, got pulled back by gravity and re-landed two hours after the first landing. Anyway they'll have another press briefing tomorrow 14:00 CET. Oh and here are many pics from the orbiter. https://www.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/sets/72157638315605535/ Edited November 12, 2014 by Calvamos
carts Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Its a fantastic achievement for all concerned,although I'm sure it wont be long before the internet ignites with a plethora of "Conspiracy theories" The usual "Shadows are all wrong" or"It was filmed in a Burbank studio" guff.
kissklas Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Its a fantastic achievement for all concerned,although I'm sure it wont be long before the internet ignites with a plethora of "Conspiracy theories" The usual "Shadows are all wrong" or"It was filmed in a Burbank studio" guff. Hehe, yes. That is clearly just a black and white photo of some mashed potatoes:| If you look close you might see the fork! Speaking of, did you see the Nvidia Maxwell video where they real time light a moon landing scene using voxel global illumination? Ended up with basically the same lighting as in the pictures, using only one light source. Turns out Armstrong in his spacesuit behind the camera acted as a deflector, which is why Buzz is lit in the photo.
Emgy Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 !!!! ........... !!! ... !! RT @Philae_ROMAP: @Philae_ROMAP magnetic field analysis revealed 3 landings at 15:33, 17:26 and 17:33 UTC
johncage Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 Hehe, yes. That is clearly just a black and white photo of some mashed potatoes:| If you look close you might see the fork! Speaking of, did you see the Nvidia Maxwell video where they real time light a moon landing scene using voxel global illumination? Ended up with basically the same lighting as in the pictures, using only one light source. Turns out Armstrong in his spacesuit behind the camera acted as a deflector, which is why Buzz is lit in the photo. the moon surface could have also reflected light. most conspiracy theorists are just people who can't get over the fact they're wrong and stupid.
Emgy Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 (edited) That's the lander's leg! http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/11/Welcome_to_a_comet Panorama to come with the 1300 GMT press conference. Edited November 13, 2014 by Calvamos
=LD=Hethwill Posted November 13, 2014 Author Posted November 13, 2014 Given the "alien environment and the large unknown for sure" I reckon this was as smooth a landing as we could hope for, even with the bounces and the anchorage problem.
Matt Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 I watched a short documentary about the company which made those harpoons. It took a lot of effort and experimentation to make them, a bit of a bummer that they now failed to work. But it didn't seem to cause too much trouble then.
Emgy Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 (edited) interpretation of the images from https://twitter.com/elakdawalla oh and they'll try to rock the boat tonight MUPUS on Philae@Philae_MUPUS We will deploy the MUPUS penetrator for 2/3 of the max. length and then insert it. Should happen before midnight. Keep fingers crossed Edited November 13, 2014 by Calvamos
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