November 2016
Rosetta - an eventful cruise phase
... in space - and we would only see it again, hopefully, in 2.5 years time. Picture credits Civa picture: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/Civa. OSIRIS pictures: ESA MPS for OSIRIS Team/ MPS/ UPD/LAM/ IAA/ RSSD/ INTA/ UPM...
June 2017
Automated or human-operated systems?
... control of space based operations using Automated-Human-Robot-System. ESA’s Rosetta showing the deployment of the Philae lander to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Indeed, humans should always be allowed to decide and act when faced...
February 2019
Simulating lunar and martian regolith in the laboratory
... missions, these surface regoliths have to be simulated in the lab. Close up image of Comet 67P/Churyumov– Gerasimenko by Philae’s lander imaging system on ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft. Recreating the surface of Mars Simulating lunar and martian surface...
November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
...an alumni of ISU. He previously worked on technology development and payloads for previous European landers including Huygens, Beagle2, Philae and Schiaparelli, and has supported the implementation of the Mars Express, Venus Express, and ExoMars 2016...
31 July 2015
New Rosetta data on 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko: from complex molecules to comet erosion
... the science community and laymen alike. On ESA’s site, you can even watch an animation of how the Philae lander approached the comet’s surface. Of particular interest is the discovery of complex molecules on 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko. Their...
03 January 2017
What did 2016 do for us?
... at Jupiter and sent some images back, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft jetted off towards Bennu and Philae’s final resting place was found shortly before Rosetta ended its mission by crash landing on comet 67P...
