Sunday, 30 March 2014

Comet lander awakes from long hibernation

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Comet lander awakes from long hibernation
Paris (AFP) March 28, 2014 - European space experts said on Friday they had successfully reawakened a fridge-sized robot designed to make the first-ever spacecraft landing on a comet. The 100-kilogramme (220-pound) Philae lander was revived after more than three years of deep space hibernation, in a key phase of a billion-dollar mission launched over a decade ago. France's National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), i ... more


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