Deep Space Wake-Up Call For Comet-Chasing Spacecraft Rosetta
2,388 views · Published 20 January 2014 · 1:24 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: Sky News · 2014 · News & Politics
Scientists will today attempt to wake up a comet-chasing spacecraft that's been in deep space hibernation. The Rosetta probe has been on a 10-year journey to catch up with the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet. It was shut down two-and-a-half years ago to save energy on its epic 600-million-mile voyage. If systems reboot correctly at 10am GMT, mission control at the European Space Agency will correct its trajectory to home in on the comet, which is travelling at more than 60,000mph. http://news.sky.com/story/1197675/rosetta-comet-chasing-spacecraft-to-be-awoken SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more great videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews and https://twitter.com/skynewsbreak Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews For more great content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: iPad https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/Sky-News-for-iPad/id422583124 iPhone https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB
