Adorable video about "Rosetta" & "Philae" landing on the comet

[likethebeer]

The explanation of how this space craft has, after 10 years, gotten up to land on a comet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvkPFXdpOQQ

From what I've been hearing, it's just about happened (here's The Bad Astronomer with more details).

Comments

[immemor.livejournal.com]

Anthropomorphized spacecraft are so cute. You admire from afar but don’t know how to approach… Oh, I get it! Landing on a comet is like the 8th grade dance.

8th grade dance

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

good image.

[dyvan.livejournal.com]

great little animation - I actually know so much more....

.....sounds like the little guy is down, here is hoping for Mars Rover like success from the surface :)

[and time to do the cheery Caddyshack Gopher dance :) in celebration of humanity, or the scientific representatives of humanity, getting it right.]

animation

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I hope the sending back of information keeps going (I guess it landed in a soft spot so wasn't able to harpoon on the surface).

Time to do a crazy Caddyshack Gopher dance. It's nice this, and the landing on Mars, went so well & got lots of press at the time!