The Philae lander has separated from ESA's Rosetta orbiter, and is now on its way to…
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Separation signal confirmed
Smiles in the Main Control Room at ESA's Operations Centre, ESOC, as separation of the Philae…
Confirmation of separation of the Philae lander from Rosetta
The Philae lander has separated from ESA's Rosetta orbiter, and is now on its way to…
Wings of Rosetta
Technology image of the week: the specially-engineered solar arrays powering ESA's comet chaser
Separation
Artist impression showing Philae separating from Rosetta and descending to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Philae landing: Acquisition of signal from spacecraft and lander
Scene inside Mission Control as the team regained contact with Rosetta as expected after separation, and…
Philae landing: touchdown highlights
Highlights from coverage of ESA's Rosetta mission soft-landing its Philae probe on a comet, the first…
Philae touchdown: lander status and first descent image
Highlights from coverage of ESA's Rosetta mission soft-landing its Philae probe on a comet, the first…
Philae touchdown: lander status and first descent image
Highlights from coverage of ESA's Rosetta mission soft-landing its Philae probe on a comet, the first…
Highlights: Rosetta mission comet landing up to lander separation
Highlights from the Rosetta mission media briefings at ESA's Space Operations Centre (ESOC), on 12 November,…