EPISODE · Oct 3, 2016 · 6 MIN
An Ode to the Rosetta Spacecraft as It Flings Itself Into a Comet
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Today, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft will engage its thrusters for one final maneuver: a suicidal plunge toward the comet it has been orbiting for two years and chasing for a decade. After Rosetta collides with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, its systems will go dark. Scientists will never hear from it again. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Today, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft will engage its thrusters for one final maneuver: a suicidal plunge toward the comet it has been orbiting for two years and chasing for a decade. After Rosetta collides with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, its systems will go dark. Scientists will never hear from it again.
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An Ode to the Rosetta Spacecraft as It Flings Itself Into a Comet
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