The Rosetta spacecraft.
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Rosetta is ESA's attempt to fly a probe to a comet and study it. -
Originally due to launch in January 2003, ESA's Rosetta mission was postponed... -
Once the spacecraft arrives at its target, the lander will detach itself and... -
The original mission for Rosetta involved gravity assists from Mars and Earth. -
The Rosetta lander houses nine scientific experiments to study the... -
The Rosetta team involves more than 50 contractors from 16 countries. -
Rosetta has orbited the Earth twice and Mars once. -
Rosetta's trajectory towards asteroid Steins. -
The Rosetta mission was eventually launched in March 2004. -
The Rosetta spacecraft.