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Now: Philae separation from Rosetta, waiting for confirmation
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RE: Now: Philae separation from Rosetta, waiting for confirmation
November 12, 2014 at 2:02 pm
Nice. Let's hope it's anchored well enough that it doesn't get bounced off into space.
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RE: Now: Philae separation from Rosetta, waiting for confirmation
November 12, 2014 at 2:04 pm
Can I get an amen?
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RE: Now: Philae separation from Rosetta, waiting for confirmation
November 12, 2014 at 2:06 pm
Quite the accomplishment.

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RE: Now: Philae separation from Rosetta, waiting for confirmation
November 12, 2014 at 2:07 pm
They're still not sure, it's anchored. Still waiting for the first pictures from the surface.
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RE: Now: Philae separation from Rosetta, waiting for confirmation
November 12, 2014 at 2:07 pm
They need to coat the lander's legs with super glue!
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RE: Now: Philae separation from Rosetta, waiting for confirmation
November 12, 2014 at 2:15 pm
Well, tip of the hat to Europe and let's throw in India as well for their successful Mars mission which also didn't get much coverage in the American media.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/25/news/india-mars-cost/index.html

Quote:India's $74 million Mars mission cost less than 'Gravity' movie

Meanwhile, we outsource and watch rockets blow up.

Clearly, if science is to advance the US is not going to lead the way. Too busy giving tax breaks to billionaires.
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RE: Now: Philae separation from Rosetta, waiting for confirmation
November 13, 2014 at 1:52 pm
And here's why.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/11/anti-...ts-funded/

Quote:Anti-science Republicans want politics, not experts, to determine how research gets funded

Quote:Congressional Republicans are targeting specific researchers and the grants that fund their work in a politically motivated attempt to stifle scientific inquiry.

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, tasks staffers to find examples of “waste” among the $7 billion in projects funded by the National Science Foundation.

A Texan chairing the Science Committee. The mind boggles. Does he want to study how to build arks?
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RE: Now: Philae separation from Rosetta, waiting for confirmation
November 13, 2014 at 1:59 pm (This post was last modified: November 13, 2014 at 2:02 pm by abaris.)
(November 13, 2014 at 1:52 pm)Minimalist Wrote: A Texan chairing the Science Committee. The mind boggles. Does he want to study how to build arks?

Seems their ideal society is one of gun slinging, bible thumping imbeciles. Sounds logical, they don't talk back when you screw them over with the help of your corporate cronies.
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RE: Now: Philae separation from Rosetta, waiting for confirmation
November 13, 2014 at 2:04 pm
Yup.

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RE: Now: Philae separation from Rosetta, waiting for confirmation
November 13, 2014 at 2:55 pm
It landed, then bounced.. in the air (vacuum?) for 2 hours, landed, bounced again then landed again. It is in the shadow of a rock so not enough light is falling on the solar panels, when the battery dies that's it. The pictures show what looks like rock rather than snow, if it had been snow it wouldn't have bounced so high.
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