From ESA's pre-landing media briefing today:
ESA TV will stream the landing live from the control room at Rosetta #CometLanding webcast on Livestream and broadcast it over Eutelsat in Europe. Countdown to begin of stream at that link.
- Philae will start warming up and fully activating this evening; landing instructions already uploaded, all pre-landing instrument tests done
- exact timeline for pre-delivery burn on wednesday morning will be decided on tomorrow
- surface material is dusty, verging between cigarette ash and hard-packed snow in hardness; possible problem is that harpoons might not anchor
- "If we see the comet break up, then we have a NOGO :-)" (smiley (c) ESA)
ESA TV will stream the landing live from the control room at Rosetta #CometLanding webcast on Livestream and broadcast it over Eutelsat in Europe. Countdown to begin of stream at that link.
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