12-11-2014, 09:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-11-2014, 09:35 PM by Peter Lemkin.)
Lauren Johnson Wrote:The harpoons did not fire and the lander as yet is not secured to the comet. Re-firing the harpoons could cause the lander to fly back into space.
They think that may be the situation - not totally clear yet. Also, there have been some telemetry problems - but they are not yet worried about them. I imagine they'll find a way...maybe firing the harpoons one at a time, rather than all at once - or some other variant. Without the harpoons it should still be able to do a lot of science - but not as much as with - and not for as long a time......
It is really amazing. I've been trying to watch the livestream on Livestream or ESA's website, but nearly a million people are also trying to watch and the signal is not forthcoming live...but I've been able to watch some minutes later at all that has happened. The craft on the comet has supposedly taken some photos, but they haven't requested they be sent yet, as they are using the bandwidth for the other problems right now. It looks like a battered multi-scoop icecream.
One can find many amazing photos on the ESA website HERE. Sadly, most of them are too large to upload here...but I'll try to upload a few.
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