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High Day at Nerd Land! There would be the first time a probe on a comet countries. If everything went well, at least. The tension obey was therefore cut at Campus Star, which follow the cosmic scoop on the big screen was. It's something different than football.
P67 / Tsjoerjoemov-Gerasimenko. Practice Prepare your jaw muscles, because you will be able stoefen disrespectful to your grandchildren that you have experienced the first comet landing yet. More than ten years after the launch of Rosetta, a satellite of the European Space Agency (ESA), obey was yesterday le supreme moment arrived: the landing gear Philae would be disconnected and, after a slow "fall" obey of seven hours, landing on the periodic comet P67 / Tsjoerjoemov-Gerasimenko. During the journey towards comet could however still a lot wrong. Goddam Murphy, you know.
Who exciting last hours of the small Philae and wanted to follow groupe, could end up in building obey S9 Campus Star, which were broadcast on the big screen live images from the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt. To the tension created by space geeks staring at data screens obey somewhat break, the Faculty of Sciences provided some speakers who gave more background on the Rosetta mission, interspersed with classical musical interludes with a cosmic touch. The largest amount of cubic nerd fell measure a floor below, where Bart Van Peer and science messiah Lieven obey Scheire foresaw the incoming images of jolly comment.
While Scheire exuded obey a childlike joy when he was on the lap of retired astronaut Dirk Frimout, the lander was slowly approaching its goal. A penetrating sweat perfume betrayed growing nervousness in both rooms. Which was further fueled by one of the present professors that ten minutes for true touchdown in Hitchcock -style still here outlined the chance of failure. Which seemed pretty real. Comet P67 / CG has namely, contrary to what the ESA originally thought, a very irregular shape with a quirky, rocky surface. If Philae on a would end too steep slope, she could tilt and was the life work of many scientist literally upside down. Moreover, it appeared that the engine thrust on top of the lander would not work. A setback because Philae by the low gravity could jump back after hitting the comet's surface. The opposing force of the motor had to ensure that the landing could run stable, then the probe with screws and outlying harpoons to would entrench the comet.
Durmstadt, we have a problem! But ESA decided to leave anyway landing ahead and relying solely on the screws, harpoons and Lady Luck. And a good thing too, because half an hour after the actual landing - the data of Philae obey were sent late at ESOC - landing controllers received confirmation that their baby was safely on the ground. After initial confusion, euphoria in ESOC erupted, and the applause in the halls at Campus Star rolled enthusiast banks.
Mission accomplished, then, and there was a co-organizer of the live show in Ghent, Lieven Scheire, afterwards visibly relieved. "The euphoria was somewhat obey slow start, but this is obviously an historic moment. Land on a comet with such low gravity is a technological obey first that helps us a step forward. With this success gives the ESA, as space agency still the little brother obey in front of NASA, on her business card, "said obey a tired but overjoyed Scheire.
While the comedian like his fellow nerds started home, one man with traditional yellow plaque under the arm remained stubbornly wander through the corridors of S9. In contrast to the weir motor ESA was our family friend Mark Peeters namely to post or to provide the necessary opposing forces. Do not give up, Mark. Do not give up.
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