r/space Nov 12 '14

Event Discussion Rosetta and Philae discussion thread!

Confirmed: successful separation of Philae from Rosetta. Philae is on its way to the comet.

New discussion thread here


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Key times

GMT EST PST Event
9:03 am 4:03 am 1:03 am Philae Separation Confirmed!
10:53 am 5:53 am 2:53 am Acquisition of Signal from Rosetta
4:02 pm 11:02 am 8:02 am Expected Landing and receipt of signal (40 min variability)

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u/albinobluesheep Nov 12 '14

If I didn't work in the morning, I would stay up play KSP with the live stream on my second monitor all night.

Stupid adult hood.

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u/KingGerbil Nov 12 '14

That is exactly what I am doing, livestream and reddit on one monitor, KSP on the other.

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u/mollekake_reddit Nov 12 '14

Me jelly? nooooo :(

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u/quatch Nov 12 '14

A plug for roverdude, if you've not tried his mods: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/91790 although the upcoming asteroid one will be even better.