ROSETTA LANDER WORRIES

Germany's DLR is concerned that a new destination for ESA's Rosetta comet rendezvous flight could cause the spacecraft's lander mission to be scrapped. The lander supplied by DLR was designed for the comet Wirtanen, and can only be reused if the new target is of similar size and shape. ESA...

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