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Bad luck earlier with the thruster and harpoons, and the need to hibernate the Rosetta. Good luck later with the bouncing.
by ajuc 12y ago
Bad luck earlier with the thruster and harpoons, and the need to hibernate the Rosetta. Good luck later with the bouncing.
- acqq 12y agoYes, the harpoons definitely weren't the only problem in the mission. We can always imagine even better outcomes (like, bouncing but ending on a place with a lot of sunlight) but it appears it was very good even so: until recently we weren't sure if any movement would launch the lander back into space. Or if the battery would last long enough for more experiments to be done. Or the results to be sent.