Recordeddatespace
Philae lands on 67P — the first landing on a comet
Bounced twice in the weak gravity before settling; transmitted from the surface before its batteries drained. Encounter class: landing.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- Rosetta · mission · not located
- 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko · celestial body · not located
Evidence
Partly verified — Core facts are sourced; some optional detail is deliberately absent.
Rosetta mission record
Launch, the 67P rendezvous, the Philae landing and the 2016 controlled end of mission.
ESA · Partly verified
ESA Rosetta mission pages
Recorded on Rosetta
- Rosetta arrives at comet 67P — the first comet rendezvous
- Philae lands on 67P — the first landing on a comet
- Rosetta is set down on 67P to end the mission
Related
Related because they share a subject in the Atlas — never because the text looks similar.
- Rosetta is set down on 67P to end the mission · 2016-09-30
- Rosetta arrives at comet 67P — the first comet rendezvous · 2014-08-06