European Probe To Land on Distant Comet
Credit: ERIK VICTOR/ASTRIUM
After a one-year delay due to problems with its Ariane 5 booster, Europe's Rosetta comet rendezvous mission--the first ever to orbit and land on a comet--is poised for launch. The 1-billion-euro ($1.28-billion) European Space Agency mission is due to lift off from Kourou, French Guiana, on Feb. 26...
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