Not Long Until Touchdown

[bibblebub]

The Philae lander from the Rosetta mission is due to land on Comet 67P in about an hour (but it will take just under 1/2 hour for confirmation to be received).

Here's the latest from the European Space Agency website for the mission

http://rosetta.esa.int/

[Old_Geezer]

http://www.schoolofhardrocks.org/sohrauditorium/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/touchdown-1024x703.jpg
http://macesport.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/BPI_mb_Wolves_Middlesbrough_38-1020x480.jpg

[bibblebub]

any best answers that i may have given you in the past are now revoked

[Bazile]

Will those on board celebrate with a nice G & T on the rocks .

Don't blame me - Old_Geezer , started it .

[bookbinder]

Erm - well, there's touchdown, and then there's touchdown. At least, that's according to OG, but I prefer to refer to the lander and the comet. There's just one word to describe the scientists' achievement - brilliant!

[Baldric]

"Flash is alive!"

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5muQ-kBLwPszZ1HfmKGNqrf20RDjJR-m5yfhJ6QckeSie6Cjw

[paddywak]

It will be if it lands safely,A good job done and good luck to the Lander

[Old_Geezer]

To get you back on side ;-)

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--YzXQsire--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/qjnqmmsxcj7x4yon0hm6.png

[sunny-dave]

Getting a bit tense ....

[janbee]

Got the champagne on ice ! Well, actually, it's only Schloer grape juice, but I can pretend !

[Peter Pedant]

Fingers crossed

pity they couldnt fit a tele camera ho hum

[MargoTester]

It's landed!!

[Frank97]

But has it stuck?

[MargoTester]

They now have to wait ten mins to see if they get signals back. Brilliant!

[Old_Geezer]

Statement time

[bookbinder]

The lander is now on the comet!

[Old_Geezer]

Landed :-)

Comms established.

Looking good.

[sunny-dave]

Looking like a good landing :)

[penelope2]

Confirmed they've landed safely and locked on.

[Frank97]

:-)

[Peter Pedant]

Jean Pierre c'est interdite boire ici

was the first words of ze Fransh 'ed of the mission

Presumably someone was taking a liquid tipple

anyway it is down and transmitting they say