RocketSTEM Issue #10 - February 2015 | Page 54

Philae bounces into history books The Rosetta spacecraft recorded the farewell of the Philae lander as it descended to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and bounced across its surface before coming to a final stop. Credits: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA; ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/ LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA,;and ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS/DLR 52 52 www.RocketSTEM .org