allardjd 1,853 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Philae comet lander awakes from hibernation http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/06/14/philae-lander-space-probe/71207006/ Not the most highbrow of sources but it's the first place I've seen this reported. John EDIT "...and has 24 Watts available..." Watts is a rate, not a quantity, much like knots which most of us are more familiar with. I wonder if he means Watt-hours. That's not much, of course, but given the circumstances we should be pleased there's even that much available. JDA Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 That's really good news, hope he got a good nap and is ready to get to work. Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Yay...plucky little spacebots never fail to impress...well..cept for that one that splatted into Mars due to a unit conversion error...doh. Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Yep, seems Philae is awake and has contacted home. On its blog, ESA said Philae had contacted Earth, via Rosetta, for 85 seconds on Saturday in the first contact since going into hibernation in November. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33126885 "Philae is doing very well. It has an operating temperature of -35C and has 24 watts available," said Philae project manager, Dr Stephan Ulamec. Scientists say they are now waiting for the next contact. If they can get the data back, they should have months to wade through. Link to post Share on other sites
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