67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Well, its harpoons broke, but the ice screws held it in place. Also its thruster broke. And some other stuff.
First picture as it fell
Obligatory:
More links:
http://new.livestream.com/esa/cometlanding
http://rosetta.jpl.nasa.gov/
Remember it wasn't NASA, it was ESA (European Space Agency)
Orbit around the comet
xkcd's take on it
Philae has landed on Kevin!
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Philae has landed on Kevin!
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Re: Philae has landed on Kevin!
Hello Kevin!
Man, this is pretty neat. I was watching the landing unfold via twitter, and have to admit, I got a little distracted when everything seemed to be going well. "They've got this under control, nothing to see here - just waiting on cool pictures"
Then the whole harpoon issue came up, and I was... hooked. What's happening? Are we tumbling to our doom? Added quite the excitement to the mix. Glad that it all (it seems) worked out!
Man, this is pretty neat. I was watching the landing unfold via twitter, and have to admit, I got a little distracted when everything seemed to be going well. "They've got this under control, nothing to see here - just waiting on cool pictures"
Then the whole harpoon issue came up, and I was... hooked. What's happening? Are we tumbling to our doom? Added quite the excitement to the mix. Glad that it all (it seems) worked out!