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I thought the Philae lander was incommunicado anyway because it landed in shadow and its batteries ran down. Shutting off the system which is supposed to commun

I thought the Philae lander was incommunicado anyway because it landed in shadow and its batteries ran down. Shutting off the system which is supposed to communicate with it doesn't really seem like a milestone.

trose 10y ago
They definitely got it back online. It ended up getting enough sun to heat back up and get it's batteries juiced.