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All attempts to contact Philae have failed


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ESA's Philae lander has gone silent and it's unlikely that it will ever be possible to contact it again.

The probe, which became the first ever to land on a comet when it detached from the Rosetta spacecraft and headed down towards the surface of 67P back in 2014, has finally fallen silent.

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I hope they lost contact because it crashed in to the side of a gigantic approaching alien ship

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Bummer. Lots of $$ spend and not many returns. Not successful at all factoring in the cost.

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Dang. Even still, what an absolutely amazing, remarkable feat of what was done.

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Perhaps Branson will send someone up to fix it eventually.

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Am I the only one that finds it sad that this poor space probe has lost all connection?

No, you're not. Reminds me of this from the wonderful XKCD site:

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ESA has quite successfully pursued risky missions. Rosetta was the first to rendezvous and orbit a comet and, further, send a lander to the surface. And, let us not forget the amazing photography of Titan provided by the Huygens probe; the first and only spacecraft to land in the outer solar system. Let us recognize the risk takers ... Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all (Helen Keller).

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Will the future perhaps meet "EP", such as V'Ger (Voyager 6)?

Live long and prosper.

;)

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Bummer. Lots of $$ spend and not many returns. Not successful at all factoring in the cost.

Actually Philae was able to complete its main mission before entering hibernation and is considered a success as far as the mission is concerned. Check it out http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Pioneering_Philae_completes_main_mission_before_hibernation

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