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Rosetta Space Probe European Space Agency Mission



Rosetta spacecraft

The Rosetta spacecraft.

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

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