EUTELSAT 7B satellite lines up for live broadcast of Rosetta mission’s historic comet landing

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Just zapping between the 7E Control Room Feed and BBC News HD: The same video, but 7E is infinitely better quality.
 
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The President of France came especially for this event.This is the moment when we have been waiting for...Keep ours fingers crossed.
 
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Yippee!

Great joy in the Control Room.
 
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Whoops: Big Cheese just dropped his Microphone on the floor.
 
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I hope to see and a few images the days to come.
 
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I want to know what sort of Cheese it's made of.
 
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...It is specially made to smile...in front of the cameras :)
 
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Philae may have "bounced" after landing & the harpoons havent fired.

However love the google logo this evening!
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I've just checked the original and it's animated, in so far as the "stars" in the background move.

Whizzy.
 
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Things seem to be looking up (or down, or sideways) this morning, with some comms re-established and they now believe the lander is in a stable position.

Options being considered for how to get it secured to a greater extent.
 
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According to the radio just now.They think that it bounced three times but is now on the surface.
 
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Let's hope it's not a dead cat.
 
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Apparently the lander is precariously balanced with two legs planted and another in free space.

Biggest concern is that there is only 90mins per day of illumination of the solar panels, so ...........

Currently being discussed on Jeremy Vine BBC Radio 2
 
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