Europe's Comet Lander Checks Out After Launch
The French space agency CNES reports that the Philae lander carried on board Europe's Rosetta comet probe, launched on Mar. 2, has concluded inflight testing. The tests showed all onboard instruments and ground systems to be functioning correctly, CNES said. Philae is to land on the comet 67P...
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