Wake up Rosetta!

[rogerg]

yay!

[rogerg]

They found it!!  http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Philae_found

Cool!!

[Mordwin]

Found (if only just in frame!) in images taken just 4 weeks before final descent (to the strains of Falling Down... at least in my head , though given the likely velocities Hypoventilate is probably closer to the mark )

25 days to go... what will TA find to do instead? (oh yes, Mars is it not?

[Trapezium Artist]

Pretty bloody amazing.

Found out from the search team at 23:30 last night and immediately got to work on coordinating the release materials. Had to chair a conference session this morning, but was itching to get away and work with my team: then some feverish work on the images you now see.

And they're brilliant: completely unambiguous detection of Philae. I certainly never expected it to be that obvious. Magic.

As for the final music, try "Snowman" on for size: works pretty well, lyrically.

[rogerg]

Congratulations!!

[Trapezium Artist]

Congratulations!!

Thanks, Rog 

[Mordwin]

Pretty bloody amazing.

Found out from the search team at 23:30 last night and immediately got to work on coordinating the release materials. Had to chair a conference session this morning, but was itching to get away and work with my team: then some feverish work on the images you now see.

And they're brilliant: completely unambiguous detection of Philae. I certainly never expected it to be that obvious. Magic.

As for the final music, try "Snowman" on for size: works pretty well, lyrically.

Yeah, and the rest of the image is pretty damn awesome too... such detail... you can really get a feel for the pile of icy rubble it is.

Ending up in a ditch was a bit unlucky... maybe it was the alchohol vapours on the way down?

And  good call on Snowman... I'll make to play as many versions as I can find that day in Rosetta's memory

[lyn]

Wow! 

[owen]

You even got quoted in the Grauniad! Great pics too

[Trapezium Artist]

OK, everyone: the day is almost upon us. Rosetta's last moments, descending to the surface of Comet 67P, will culminate in a controlled impact at roughly walking at 11:20 GMT / 12:20 BST / 13:20 CEST (current best estimate) tomorrow, Friday 30 September.

Hope you all follow along on www.esa.int. You'll probably be seeing quite a bit of my grinning fizzog in the media tomorrow as well, if you can bear it 

[ich_bin_besser]

Hope to make it, but not sure yet. Have fun, anyways! 

[rogerg]

Exciting!

[Mikey]

Lead story on breakfast news.
MT has missed this boat, sure there will be plenty more opportunities.


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[D S]

Indeed - just heard him being interviewed on Radio 4's Today programme!  Came across very well and explained the whole process very clearly.
TA has now survived being interviewed by Jeremy Paxman and John Humphreys, a feat not many politicians would relish! 

[D S]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37511861