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ESA Rosetta has arrived at Comet

RDL2004RDL2004 Posts: 2,554
edited 2014-08-10 17:22 in General Discussion
The spacecraft is currently in orbit and includes a lander. The landing is planned to follow as soon as a suitable site is identified.

Check out the incredible photograph of the comet:

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_arrives_at_comet_destination


And for all you FORTH fans.
The Harris RTX2010 processor has been selected for the DPU boards, because it has a very low
power consumption. This space qualified, radiation hardened 16 bit processor has such features that
make it possible to provide the complicated functions that CDMS has to perform. It is a stack based
FORTH oriented processor. All the software components have been written in FORTH language with
its exotic and challenging instruction set.

(from this pdf: Embedded Computer System on the Rosetta Spacecraft )

Comments

  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2014-08-08 19:38
    Amazing isn't it? There is still so much amazing work going on in space and most people are just oblivious. I have loved following Curiosity - JPL and NASA have done a great job making info accessible.

    Looks like ESA is doing a good job as well!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-08-08 19:41
    Whit wrote: »
    Looks like ESA is doing a good job as well!

    Better than the NSA! :)
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2014-08-08 19:46
    Ten years on its way, numerous slingshot gravity assists, and it's still just Newtonian mechanics -- but to how many decimal places? The mind boggles!

    -Phil
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2014-08-08 22:23
    Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) wrote: »
    Ten years on its way, numerous slingshot gravity assists, and it's still just Newtonian mechanics -- but to how many decimal palces? The mind boggles!

    -Phil


    Good thing they didn't go around Mercury!
  • PropGuy2PropGuy2 Posts: 360
    edited 2014-08-09 18:26
    Absolutely incredible and fascinating to watch. This has to be right up there with the Moon landings, Hubble, and all the rest of the space missions. Definitely in the Top 10 spacecraft missions of all time.
  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2014-08-09 20:33
    Be sure to check out the images, like this one;

    Comet_details.png
  • User NameUser Name Posts: 1,451
    edited 2014-08-10 16:01
    W9GFO wrote: »
    Be sure to check out the images, like this one;

    http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2014/08/comet_details/14710766-1-eng-GB/Comet_details.png

    I don't know whether to exclaim, "Far out!" or, "Groovy!" Either way, it's a stunning image of an exceptionally exotic locale. This mission will be absolutely fascinating to follow for the next year. :)
  • Mark_TMark_T Posts: 1,981
    edited 2014-08-10 16:31
    Incredible, and there's an Oort cloud full of them, and they probably gave the earth
    its oceans.... The thing is a bit scruffy though.
  • TubularTubular Posts: 4,703
    edited 2014-08-10 17:22
    Truly amazing stuff. Thanks for posting RDL2004
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