Landing on a Comet - Video
In less than a month, on November 12, 2014, the 100-kilogram Philae lander will separate from ESA's Rosetta spacecraft and land on the dark, dusty, icy surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It has nothing but three legs and rocket boosters to prevent it from hitting the surface or being ejected into space.
There's no doubt that it will be a shining achievement of humanity's space adventure and a testament to what it can achieve. Personally, I can also add the impressive potential of space mining research. After all, funding comes not from the public, but from national economies and bureaucracies.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has released a trailer, written by me and featuring a sci-fi movie-like subtitle, detailing what it's like to land on a comet. We're here to watch it.
A quick note: The guy who gave the speech at the end has a strange pronunciation because he's German, and that's why I understood half of what he said, and the other half I didn't. That's why the subtitles I wrote there are not complete.
