The Associated Press reports on one happy consequence of the inevitable shutdown of the Philae lander, after its incredible landing on Rosetta: the team that was in control of the lander here on earth finally gets to take a well-deserved break, after four nearly sleepless days and nights. It seems unlikely — though it’s not impossible — that Philae will get enough solar energy to briefly wake up again
BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency says that its scientists are taking a bit of a break after working for four days around the clock since the pioneering lander Philae touched down on a comet.
ESA spokeswoman Jocelyn Landeau-Constantin told The Associated Press that most of the agency’s scientific teams were resting Sunday “after several sleepless nights.”
Nonetheless, some scientists were still busy evaluating the data that Philae sent down to ESA on Saturday before its depleted batteries forced it to go silent.
Philae landed Wednesday on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko about 311 million miles (500 million kilometers) from Earth, but then settled next to a cliff that largely blocked sunlight from reaching its solar panels.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
After Four Days, Philae Team Gets to Rest
http://science.slashdot.org/story/14/11/16/1937216/after-four-days-philae-team-gets-to-rest
The Associated Press reports on one happy consequence of the inevitable shutdown of the Philae lander, after its incredible landing on Rosetta: the team that was in control of the lander here on earth finally gets to take a well-deserved break, after four nearly sleepless days and nights. It seems unlikely — though it’s not impossible — that Philae will get enough solar energy to briefly wake up again
Comet scientists take break after 4 straight days
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Comet-scientists-take-break-after-4-straight-days-5896851.php
BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency says that its scientists are taking a bit of a break after working for four days around the clock since the pioneering lander Philae touched down on a comet.
ESA spokeswoman Jocelyn Landeau-Constantin told The Associated Press that most of the agency’s scientific teams were resting Sunday “after several sleepless nights.”
Nonetheless, some scientists were still busy evaluating the data that Philae sent down to ESA on Saturday before its depleted batteries forced it to go silent.
Philae landed Wednesday on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko about 311 million miles (500 million kilometers) from Earth, but then settled next to a cliff that largely blocked sunlight from reaching its solar panels.