Rosetta Space Probe, Europe

Originally due to launch in January 2003, ESA’s Rosetta mission was postponed after the entire Ariane 5 fleet was grounded.



  • Fly a probe to a comet
  • ESA's Rosetta mission
  • Rosetta's lander
  • Land on the comet
  • Gravity assists from Mars and Earth
  • Rosetta lander
  • Rosetta team
  • Steerable high-gain antenna dish
  • Rosetta orbiter
  • Rosetta has orbited the Earth and Mars
  • Rosetta's trajectory
  • Rosetta mission
  • Rosetta spacecraft