10 years after being launched the Rosetta probe is reaching its destiny, this morning the European scientists will be in for some heart stopping moments.
The Rosetta probe, an international European Space Agency (ESA) mission, is preparing to reveal the mystery of the evolution of the solar system, through analysis of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a ball of ice measuring 4km in diameter. France has been very closely involved in this project from the outset, via the French Space Agency (CNES), and represents the main contributor, alongside Germany, for a total cost of almost €1.3billion. Thanks to its extensive cooperation with all global space powers, CNES plays a decisive role in economic diplomacy.
For the very first time, a space probe will accompany a comet for over a year, right up to the point on its orbit that is closest to the Sun, and most importantly, it will try, before mid-November2014, to land a robot named Philae. The lander Philae will specifically target Site J, on the “head” of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which was named after the Ukrainian scientists who discovered it in1969. comments to taglines82@gmail.com
