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ESA Awakens Rosetta's Comet Lander - 0 views

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  • ESA sent a wake-up call to the 100-kg (220-lb) lander riding aboard the Rosetta spacecraft
  • bringing it out of its nearly 33-month-long slumber and beginning its preparation for its upcoming
  • landing on the surface of a comet in November
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  • Rosetta, which awoke in January via a pre-programmed signal, Philae received a “personal wake-up call” from Earth, 655 million kilometers away.
  • A confirmation signal from the lander was received by ESA five and a half hours later
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