Rosetta’s Philae Lander Was Alive on the Surface of 67P for 63 Hours, Trying to Communicate

Rosetta’s Philae Lander Was Alive on the Surface of 67P for 63 Hours, Trying to Communicate
By Evan Gough

In August 2014, the ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft arrived at its destination, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, after a 10 year journey. Rosetta carried a small companion, the Philae Lander. On November 12th, Philae was sent to the surface of Comet 67P. Unfortunately, things didn’t go exactly as planned, and the lander’s mission lasted only 63 hours. During that …

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September 10, 2020 at 12:46AM
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