TIS#001 11/13/2014 Rosetta Mission - Philae Lander lands on Comet 67P

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