Rosetta (spacecraft) - Wikipedia
Rosetta was a space probe built by the European Space Agency launched on 2 March 2004. Along with Philae, its lander module, Rosetta performed a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (67P). [9] [10] During its journey to the comet, the spacecraft performed flybys of Earth, Mars, and the asteroids 21 Lutetia and 2867 Šteins.
Rosetta-Philae Probe: How Humans Touched Down on a Comet …
1 day ago · Rosetta’s planned impact point in Ma’at shown in context with Philae’s first and final touchdown sites. All three sites are on the smaller of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko’s two lobes.
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko - Wikipedia
The Rosetta mission was the first mission to include an orbiter that accompanied a comet for several years, as well as a lander that collected close-up data from the comet's surface. The mission launched in 2004, arrived at comet 67P in 2014, and concluded with a touchdown on the comet's surface in 2016.
ESA - Rosetta - European Space Agency
ESA's Rosetta mission was the first to rendezvous with a comet, the first to follow a comet on its orbit around the Sun, and the first to deploy a lander to a comet's surface. Comets are time capsules containing primitive material left over from the …
Rosetta-Philae - Science@NASA
Mar 2, 2004 · Rosetta was a European Space Agency (ESA) mission designed to rendezvous with Comet 67 P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, drop a probe (Philae) on the surface, study the comet from orbit, and fly by at least one asteroid en route.
Mission complete: Rosetta’s journey ends in daring descent to comet
Sep 30, 2016 · Rosetta was the first mission in history to rendezvous with a comet and escort it as they orbited the Sun together. It was also the first to deploy a lander to a comet’s surface, and later end its mission in a controlled impact on the comet.
ESA - Rosetta overview - European Space Agency
Rosetta was the first mission ever to orbit a comet’s nucleus and land a probe on its surface. It was also the first spacecraft to fly alongside a comet as it head towards the inner Solar System, watching how a frozen comet is transformed by the warmth of the Sun.
Rosetta | rendezvous with a comet
Rosetta launched in 2004 and arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 6 August 2014. It is the first mission in history to rendezvous with a comet, escort it as it orbits the Sun, and deploy a lander to its surface. Rosetta is an ESA mission with contributions from its member states and NASA.
ESA Science & Technology - Rosetta
Unique ultraviolet aurora spied at Rosetta's comet. 21 September 2020. ESA's Rosetta mission has revealed a unique kind of aurora, an exciting phenomenon seen throughout the Solar System, at its target comet, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Read More.
Rosetta | OPS Portal - European Space Agency
On 12 November 2014, at 17:32 GMT, Rosetta's Philae lander made the first-ever landing on a comet. Rosetta was an ESA mission flown from ESOC with contributions from its Member States and NASA. Rosetta’s Philae lander was provided by a …