Spaced Out ::

Hopefully you’ll have seen from all the news coverage that the Rosetta Missions is closing in on its target the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This is a remarkable mission and I can’t summarise it better than they have on the mission pages :

Rosetta launched in 2004 and arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 6 August 2014. It is the first mission in history to rendezvous with a comet, escort it as it orbits the Sun, and deploy a lander to its surface. Rosetta is an ESA mission with contributions from its member states and NASA. Rosetta’s Philae lander is provided by a consortium led by DLR, MPS, CNES and ASI.

The days at the comet have, in part, been spent looking for a suitable landing site with approximately 30 days left to touchdown, which will be a remarkable achievement (if its successful!!). And its worth checking out this recent image.