European Space Agency

[Evans Electric]

Landing a probe the size of a washing machine onto a moving comet  30,000,000 miles away after a 10 year journey.......................................COME ON   !!!!!!!!!   :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute :Salute

 

[Sidewinder]

NASA mucked up landing a probe on Mars FFS!

 

[kerching]

Mind boggling!

Try getting two,people,in a room to throw a ball each into the air AND make the balls hit each other!

Fricking unbelievable

One of the blokes was on tv this morning....showing a BFO!tattoo of the landing.....how stupid would he have felt if it had all gone Holly Wiloughby on him

 

[binky]

and we have serious involvement in th UK building stuff like this, shame we never kept up the rocket launching side of things and gave it all to the french who now mostly own and run ESA.

Tremendous achievment eitherway and so much better than X factor :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud :Applaud

 

[kerching]

Personally I find that trapping my finger in a car door is more enjoyable than X factor!

Im a Z list celebrity please revive my flagging career starts soon as well

 

[Sharpend]

Didn't know you were on it! Everyday's a school day, how shall I know which one is you??

 

[kerching]

Didn't know you were on it! Everyday's a school day, how shall I know which one is you??

I will be the first one to tw@ Ant and Dec

......and then post how far the "Camp" actually is from civilisation....that is if you can count the "Descendants of mainly Criminals" as civilised

 

[Sharpend]

Strange that, the way most behave over here you'd think we were the descendants of criminals?!

 

[Evans Electric]

Just updating the OP  .   Radio item today said it was 300,000,000 miles   not 30,000,000.

 

[Blue Duck]

It's stuck in a hole isn't it?

Stil...good effort

 

[Sharpend]

In the shadow of a cliff, so it's solar panels may not work!!

 

[ProDave]

Details a bit lacking but it didn't latch on to the surface, it bounced off about 1KM high before the weak gravity of the comet pulled it back

So it's still on the surface then? but not quite where they want it to be?

 

[Andy™]

its just flew 10 years away and landed on a rock. who cares if it didnt park parallel between the lines?!

 

[Sharpend]

its just flew 10 years away and landed on a rock. who cares if it didnt park parallel between the lines?!

You will if it gets ticketed, it'll be ruddy expensive to cover costs!! Mind you by the time the warden gets there and back to process the ticket it'll be outta date.

 

[Andy™]

Knowing traffic wardens, they are probably already there writing out ticket

 

[binky]

didn't see any double yellows - can I have the contract to go paint them :slap

firkin good effort either way, it's not like you can instantly adjust anything, takes about 30mins for signal travel. makes you realise how out of communication Fancis drake was when he first circumnavigated the world, or Columbus landing in America.

Latest plan is to use a 'science arm' to tip it back upright. Good luck and I really hope it works opcorn

 

[Sidewinder]

Just had the first pics from the comet probe through.

View attachment 5270

 

[binky]

technology and LSD at its best :slap

 

[Doc Hudson]

Unfortunately I hear on the radio today that they may not have much operational use as the batteries aren't charging due to it landed in the shadow. Sounds like a 5WW fitting solar panels, just forgot to have them aimed at the sun.

Doc H.

 

[Sharpend]

Oh well, it only cost a few £bn, not to worry there's nothing to spend the money on on our own planet.