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Rosetta establishes orbit
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<blockquote data-quote="Standing_Ultraviolet" data-source="post: 66664961" data-attributes="member: 266500"><p>This is one of the few examples where "blue sky research" actually has an obvious future utility. It should go without saying, but comets are dangerous. Knowing more about their composition and origin is actually important to understanding where they're likely to be and, more importantly, what we should do if we detect one on an Earth-intersecting course. That's information that you need to have beforehand, too. The end result of messing up slightly with Philae was a mission that was slightly less successful than it should have been, and a little disappointing. The end result of messing up if we're trying to stop a thousand foot in diameter chunk of ice and dust is an appalling loss of human life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Standing_Ultraviolet, post: 66664961, member: 266500"] This is one of the few examples where "blue sky research" actually has an obvious future utility. It should go without saying, but comets are dangerous. Knowing more about their composition and origin is actually important to understanding where they're likely to be and, more importantly, what we should do if we detect one on an Earth-intersecting course. That's information that you need to have beforehand, too. The end result of messing up slightly with Philae was a mission that was slightly less successful than it should have been, and a little disappointing. The end result of messing up if we're trying to stop a thousand foot in diameter chunk of ice and dust is an appalling loss of human life. [/QUOTE]
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