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My favorite space probe is the European Space Agency Philae. It probes the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko and actually landed on it. It was able to send back i

My favorite space probe is the European Space Agency Philae. It probes the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko and actually landed on it. It was able to send back images of its surface. Amazing!

GildenEye 2mo ago
It's such a pity about Philae. With just a little more luck, we could have gathered much more information about the comet, even though its achievements are already truly memorable. I wonder when we'll finally be able to land on a comet again.
Sharlin 2mo ago
It was certainly cute, but let's not forget that it was always just a "nice extra" to the main Rosetta mission. But it did teach us that landing on (and grabbing onto) a comet surface can be tricky and fail even if you're equipped with several contingency mechanisms. BTW, ESA is unfortunately not nearly as famous for its public outreach work as NASA, but the Rosetta/Philae PR team was on fire, releasing an incredibly charming series of cartoon animations documenting the mission: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2016/12/The_amazing_adventures_of_Rosetta_and_Philae https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2016/12/The_amazin... Be sure to watch until the very end for a very tear-jerking scene :') And while you're at it, watch the related live-action short science fiction film "Ambition", starring Aidan Gillen: https://youtu.be/H08tGjXNHO4?si=wtEWdv6OmX5y7-eg https://youtu.be/H08tGjXNHO4?si=wtEWdv6OmX5y7-eg
- slicktux 2mo ago
  Thank you! I will definitely check it out!
numpad0 2mo ago
Both Hayabusa 1 and 2 did sample returns, this flyby is an afterlife extra.
whycome 2mo ago
Why is this comet comment downvoted. Thats super interesting. https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/67p-churyumov-gerasimenko/ https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/67p-churyumov-g...
- aaron695 2mo ago
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MomsAVoxell 2mo ago
My favourite space probe is Psyche .. I hope I live to see the day that the asteroid named Psyche 16 is harvested for its immense wealth. It would amazing to see rocket motors 3D printed up there .. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche

My favorite space probe is the European Space Agency Philae. It probes the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko and actually landed on it. It was able to send back images of its surface. Amazing!

GildenEye 2mo ago

It's such a pity about Philae. With just a little more luck, we could have gathered much more information about the comet, even though its achievements are already truly memorable. I wonder when we'll finally be able to land on a comet again.

Sharlin 2mo ago

It was certainly cute, but let's not forget that it was always just a "nice extra" to the main Rosetta mission. But it did teach us that landing on (and grabbing onto) a comet surface can be tricky and fail even if you're equipped with several contingency mechanisms. BTW, ESA is unfortunately not nearly as famous for its public outreach work as NASA, but the Rosetta/Philae PR team was on fire, releasing an incredibly charming series of cartoon animations documenting the mission: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2016/12/The_amazing_adventures_of_Rosetta_and_Philae https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2016/12/The_amazin... Be sure to watch until the very end for a very tear-jerking scene :') And while you're at it, watch the related live-action short science fiction film "Ambition", starring Aidan Gillen: https://youtu.be/H08tGjXNHO4?si=wtEWdv6OmX5y7-eg https://youtu.be/H08tGjXNHO4?si=wtEWdv6OmX5y7-eg

slicktux 2mo ago
Thank you! I will definitely check it out!

numpad0 2mo ago

Both Hayabusa 1 and 2 did sample returns, this flyby is an afterlife extra.

whycome 2mo ago

Why is this comet comment downvoted. Thats super interesting. https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/67p-churyumov-gerasimenko/ https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/67p-churyumov-g...

aaron695 2mo ago
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MomsAVoxell 2mo ago

My favourite space probe is Psyche .. I hope I live to see the day that the asteroid named Psyche 16 is harvested for its immense wealth. It would amazing to see rocket motors 3D printed up there .. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche