Rosetta becomes first spacecraft to enter orbit around a comet

The list of space firsts got a little longer this week. On August 6 at 11:30 am CET, ESA's Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany received radio signals confirming that Rosetta had begun its approach and was going into orbit around comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, making Rosetta the first spacecraft to go into orbit around a comet. .. Continue Reading Rosetta becomes first spacecraft to enter orbit around a comet




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Tags: Comets, ESA, NASA, Rosetta, Solar System, Spacecraft, Unmanned




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