EPISODE · Nov 18, 2014 · 25 MIN
TIS#001 11/13/2014 Rosetta Mission - Philae Lander lands on Comet 67P
from Today In Space · host Alex G. Orphanos
Today, 11/13/2014, in Space! Alex covers the Rosetta mission and the landing of the Philae robot lander on comet 67P. He covers the mission, the after-math issues with the Philae lander. Later, he talks about the general use of the term "scientist", the difficulty of space travel, and his opinion on allowing robots to go first - then humans. Links: content via ESA http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Touchdown!_Rosetta_s_Philae_probe_lands_on_comet content via The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2014/nov/13/philae-lander-sends-picture-from-comet-video1 content via Universe Today http://www.universetoday.com/116135/get-a-look-at-philaes-first-photos/ © ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA © ESA/Rosetta/ NAVCAM – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0 EXPLICIT MATERIAL POSSIBLE ©ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA ©ESA/Rosetta/MPS forOSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA ©ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS/DLR Get full access to Making Sense of the Future at todayinspace.substack.com/subscribe
NOW PLAYING
TIS#001 11/13/2014 Rosetta Mission - Philae Lander lands on Comet 67P
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Dec 5, 2025 ·50m
Oct 9, 2025 ·33m
Oct 3, 2025 ·40m
Sep 11, 2025 ·31m
Aug 27, 2025 ·39m
Aug 18, 2025 ·54m