Rosetta spacecraft reaches comet and makes history

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"Thruster burn complete. Rosetta has arrived at comet 67P. We're in orbit!" ~ NASA

Rosetta spacecraft reaches comet and makes history!

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Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft arrived at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko today after a ten year journey, making history by becoming the first spacecraft to orbit a comet. It will now look for an appropriate landing site for its Philae lander, scheduled to land in November.