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FenwickHockey65 · 11-12-2014, 05:19 PM

Damn those are big pictures.

45thAnniversary2SS · 11-13-2014, 01:21 PM

So I know it's not NASA, but how about the ESA and Philae landing on that comet? Pretty damn cool. Hopefully it gives us some more insight to the creation of the universe.

http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/11/Welcome_to_a_comet

f5journal · 11-13-2014, 02:47 PM

Nice...thank-you

SIM Curly · 11-13-2014, 03:24 PM

They messed up the landing and the probe will die in 60 hours apparently

Overflow · 11-13-2014, 04:27 PM

ESA gets a huge pat on the back from me. What they did was no easy feat and they made history with that probe.

However, like SIM Curly said, it's obvious that there's still some work to do for ESA. As this probe will most likely die in a few days and become nothing but metal on a comet.

For those who don't know, the Philae probe did not land at all where ESA had planned. The harpoons and ice screws in Philae's landing gear malfunctioned and did not deploy when Philae touched the planned landing spot. Because of this, Philae bounced and drifted for two hours. Then Philae tried to land again. Unfortunately, its landing gear malfuntioned again causing Philae to bounce and drift for another 7 minutes.

After 7 minutes, two of it's landing legs managed to finally grab the ground and Philae landed in a location on the comet only known as "B". Unfortunately, Philae's final location is in the permanent shadow of a cliff. Philae's battery can only last 64 hours on it's own internal power without having to recharge using it's solar panels. As we know, Philae's in a permanent shadow. Therefore there is no way it can absorb enough power to recharge.

Philae has 10 experiments it was tasked to complete. Which included drilling into the surface of the comet. However, data suggests that Philae is only anchored to the surface of the comet with two of its legs and that its third leg is not even touching the surface of the comets. Because of this, ESA is too scared to drill into the surface in fear that the drill will cause the probe to tip and fall onto it's side.

This is rocket science. And it's not easy. Obviously not a good day for ESA, but there's always tomorrow. Especially for such a small space program.

Overflow · 11-13-2014, 04:35 PM

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, United Launch Alliance engineers and technicians prepare to lift the agency's Orion spacecraft for mounting atop its Delta IV Heavy rocket. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch Dec. 4, 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket, and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, United Launch Alliance engineers and technicians mate the agency's Orion spacecraft to its Delta IV Heavy rocket.

45thAnniversary2SS · 11-13-2014, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Overflow

ESA gets a huge pat on the back from me. What they did was no easy feat and they made history with that probe.

However, like SIM Curly said, it's obvious that there's still some work to do for ESA. As this probe will most likely die in a few days and become nothing but metal on a comet.

For those who don't know, the Philae probe did not land at all where ESA had planned. The harpoons and ice screws in Philae's landing gear malfunctioned and did not deploy when Philae touched the planned landing spot. Because of this, Philae bounced and drifted for two hours. Then Philae tried to land again. Unfortunately, its landing gear malfuntioned again causing Philae to bounce and drift for another 7 minutes.

After 7 minutes, two of it's landing legs managed to finally grab the ground and Philae landed in a location on the comet only known as "B". Unfortunately, Philae's final location is in the permanent shadow of a cliff. Philae's battery can only last 64 hours on it's own internal power without having to recharge using it's solar panels. As we know, Philae's in a permanent shadow. Therefore there is no way it can absorb enough power to recharge.

Philae has 10 experiments it was tasked to complete. Which included drilling into the surface of the comet. However, data suggests that Philae is only anchored to the surface of the comet with two of its legs and that its third leg is not even touching the surface of the comets. Because of this, ESA is too scared to drill into the surface in fear that the drill will cause the probe to tip and fall onto it's side.

This is rocket science. And it's not easy. Obviously not a good day for ESA, but there's always tomorrow. Especially for such a small space program.

I hadn't heard that yet, what a bummer. Great info though, thanks.

Overflow · 11-20-2014, 02:45 PM

Nov. 14, 2014 — "I'm feeling a bit tired, did you get all my data? I might take a nap..."

And with that, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Philae lander, the first probe to land on a comet, went to sleep.

The status update, posted on Twitter by its mission team on Friday evening (Nov. 14), signaled the likely end for the probe. With its batteries depleted and not enough sunlight reaching its solar panels to recharge, the Philae lander fell into an "idle mode," with all of its science instruments and most of its systems shut down.

"[It] performed magnificently under tough conditions, and we can be fully proud of the incredible scientific success Philae has delivered," said Stephan Ulamec, the lander's manager, from the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany.

Contact with Philae was lost at 7:36 p.m. EST (0036 GMT Nov. 15), shortly before communications were expected to cut off as the probe's parent spacecraft and relay to Earth, Rosetta, flew below the horizon of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's horizon.

"My life on a comet has just begun, Rosetta. I will tell you more about my new home, Comet 67P soon... zzzzz," the lander "wrote" on Twitter.

But no further contact will be coming unless more sunlight falls on Philae's solar panels to generate enough power to recharge its batteries to wake it up.

After touching down on the comet Wednesday (Nov. 12), the three-legged spacecraft bounced twice as the result of its landing thruster and harpoons failing to fire. It came to rest in the shadow of a cliff, which mostly blocked the sun from shining on its solar panels.

In an last-ditch attempt to improve the lander's chances, mission controllers on Friday sent commands to rotate its body, to which the solar panels are fixed. The hope is that the maneuver may expose more of the panels to sunlight.

"There is some hope that at some stage when we're closer to the sun that Philae wakes up again," Ulamac said. "But we need to be very lucky that this happens."

Before falling silent, Philae relayed all of its science data to Rosetta for transmission back to Earth. The information may include the analysis of the first samples collected by the lander's drill, which was activated on Friday.

Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera captured this parting shot of the Philae lander after the two probes separated. (ESA)

The data may include the signs of water and organics that could have given rise to life on Earth, a major objective of the mission.

That goal will go on even if the lander is never heard from again. Rosetta will continue to study the comet from orbit as the icy-rocky body continues on its journey toward the sun. Rosetta is expected to continue observations through the end of 2015.

"S'ok Philae, I've got it from here for now," Rosetta "wrote" on Twitter Friday.

The orbiter will continue to listen for a signal from Philae, even though the chance of re-contact is slim.

"We can only hope that as we approach the sun, maybe in August if we do not have too much dust or a huge coma blocking the sun, perhaps there would be a chance that at some point we could come back and at least see how the lander's doing," said Valentina Lommatsch, a member of the lander control center team in Cologne. "So cross your fingers, or press your thumbs if you are German, perhaps we will hear something from the lander again."

Overflow · 11-20-2014, 02:50 PM

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Ground support equipment for use during an alternate recovery method of the Orion crew module after its first flight test, is being prepared for loading onto the USNS Salvor, a salvage ship, at Naval Base San Diego in California. Before launch of Orion on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will head out to sea in the USS Anchorage and the USNS Salvor and wait for splashdown of the Orion crew module in the Pacific Ocean. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program will lead the recovery efforts.

Jeffm · 11-20-2014, 11:27 PM

great stuff ty

Jay_LHD3 · 12-02-2014, 12:57 PM

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/nasa-get...untdown-clock/

Overflow · 12-04-2014, 04:54 AM

Today is a monumental day for America's manned space program. Orion's first test flight. Launch is at 7:04 AM EST

Overflow · 12-04-2014, 02:02 PM

EFT-1 just wasn't ready to get off the ground today. Fuel leak valve not closing kept us grounded. We're gonna try again tomorrow at 7:05 am eastern.

FenwickHockey65 · 12-04-2014, 02:07 PM

They had like 4 or 5 holds today for various issues.

11-12-2014, 05:19 PM	#1835
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11-13-2014, 01:21 PM	#1836
45thAnniversary2SS Drives: 2012 45th Anniversary 2SS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,812 View My Garage	So I know it's not NASA, but how about the ESA and Philae landing on that comet? Pretty damn cool. Hopefully it gives us some more insight to the creation of the universe. http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/11/Welcome_to_a_comet __________________

11-13-2014, 02:47 PM	#1837
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11-13-2014, 03:24 PM	#1838
SIM Curly Drives: Silver 1LT 2011 camaro Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Decatur, Alabama and Troy, Alabama Posts: 1,846	They messed up the landing and the probe will die in 60 hours apparently __________________

11-13-2014, 04:27 PM	#1839
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,899 View My Garage	ESA gets a huge pat on the back from me. What they did was no easy feat and they made history with that probe. However, like SIM Curly said, it's obvious that there's still some work to do for ESA. As this probe will most likely die in a few days and become nothing but metal on a comet. For those who don't know, the Philae probe did not land at all where ESA had planned. The harpoons and ice screws in Philae's landing gear malfunctioned and did not deploy when Philae touched the planned landing spot. Because of this, Philae bounced and drifted for two hours. Then Philae tried to land again. Unfortunately, its landing gear malfuntioned again causing Philae to bounce and drift for another 7 minutes. After 7 minutes, two of it's landing legs managed to finally grab the ground and Philae landed in a location on the comet only known as "B". Unfortunately, Philae's final location is in the permanent shadow of a cliff. Philae's battery can only last 64 hours on it's own internal power without having to recharge using it's solar panels. As we know, Philae's in a permanent shadow. Therefore there is no way it can absorb enough power to recharge. Philae has 10 experiments it was tasked to complete. Which included drilling into the surface of the comet. However, data suggests that Philae is only anchored to the surface of the comet with two of its legs and that its third leg is not even touching the surface of the comets. Because of this, ESA is too scared to drill into the surface in fear that the drill will cause the probe to tip and fall onto it's side. This is rocket science. And it's not easy. Obviously not a good day for ESA, but there's always tomorrow. Especially for such a small space program. __________________

11-13-2014, 04:35 PM	#1840
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,899 View My Garage	CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, United Launch Alliance engineers and technicians prepare to lift the agency's Orion spacecraft for mounting atop its Delta IV Heavy rocket. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch Dec. 4, 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket, and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, United Launch Alliance engineers and technicians mate the agency's Orion spacecraft to its Delta IV Heavy rocket. __________________

11-20-2014, 02:45 PM	#1842
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,899 View My Garage	Philae falls silent: European comet lander goes to sleep as its power runs out Nov. 14, 2014 — "I'm feeling a bit tired, did you get all my data? I might take a nap..." And with that, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Philae lander, the first probe to land on a comet, went to sleep. The status update, posted on Twitter by its mission team on Friday evening (Nov. 14), signaled the likely end for the probe. With its batteries depleted and not enough sunlight reaching its solar panels to recharge, the Philae lander fell into an "idle mode," with all of its science instruments and most of its systems shut down. "[It] performed magnificently under tough conditions, and we can be fully proud of the incredible scientific success Philae has delivered," said Stephan Ulamec, the lander's manager, from the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany. Contact with Philae was lost at 7:36 p.m. EST (0036 GMT Nov. 15), shortly before communications were expected to cut off as the probe's parent spacecraft and relay to Earth, Rosetta, flew below the horizon of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's horizon. "My life on a comet has just begun, Rosetta. I will tell you more about my new home, Comet 67P soon... zzzzz," the lander "wrote" on Twitter. But no further contact will be coming unless more sunlight falls on Philae's solar panels to generate enough power to recharge its batteries to wake it up. After touching down on the comet Wednesday (Nov. 12), the three-legged spacecraft bounced twice as the result of its landing thruster and harpoons failing to fire. It came to rest in the shadow of a cliff, which mostly blocked the sun from shining on its solar panels. In an last-ditch attempt to improve the lander's chances, mission controllers on Friday sent commands to rotate its body, to which the solar panels are fixed. The hope is that the maneuver may expose more of the panels to sunlight. "There is some hope that at some stage when we're closer to the sun that Philae wakes up again," Ulamac said. "But we need to be very lucky that this happens." Before falling silent, Philae relayed all of its science data to Rosetta for transmission back to Earth. The information may include the analysis of the first samples collected by the lander's drill, which was activated on Friday. Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera captured this parting shot of the Philae lander after the two probes separated. (ESA) The data may include the signs of water and organics that could have given rise to life on Earth, a major objective of the mission. That goal will go on even if the lander is never heard from again. Rosetta will continue to study the comet from orbit as the icy-rocky body continues on its journey toward the sun. Rosetta is expected to continue observations through the end of 2015. "S'ok Philae, I've got it from here for now," Rosetta "wrote" on Twitter Friday. The orbiter will continue to listen for a signal from Philae, even though the chance of re-contact is slim. "We can only hope that as we approach the sun, maybe in August if we do not have too much dust or a huge coma blocking the sun, perhaps there would be a chance that at some point we could come back and at least see how the lander's doing," said Valentina Lommatsch, a member of the lander control center team in Cologne. "So cross your fingers, or press your thumbs if you are German, perhaps we will hear something from the lander again." __________________

11-20-2014, 02:50 PM	#1843
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,899 View My Garage	SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Ground support equipment for use during an alternate recovery method of the Orion crew module after its first flight test, is being prepared for loading onto the USNS Salvor, a salvage ship, at Naval Base San Diego in California. Before launch of Orion on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will head out to sea in the USS Anchorage and the USNS Salvor and wait for splashdown of the Orion crew module in the Pacific Ocean. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program will lead the recovery efforts. __________________

11-20-2014, 11:27 PM	#1844
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12-02-2014, 12:57 PM	#1845
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12-04-2014, 04:54 AM	#1846
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,899 View My Garage	Today is a monumental day for America's manned space program. Orion's first test flight. Launch is at 7:04 AM EST __________________

12-04-2014, 02:02 PM	#1847
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,899 View My Garage	EFT-1 just wasn't ready to get off the ground today. Fuel leak valve not closing kept us grounded. We're gonna try again tomorrow at 7:05 am eastern. __________________

12-04-2014, 02:07 PM	#1848
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