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September 30, 2016

Rosetta: The end of a fairytale
Darmstadt, Germany (AFP) Sep 30, 2016
The European Space Agency bid a poignant farewell Friday to intrepid space explorers Philae and Rosetta, brought to "life" as loveable cartoon characters that it has had to abandon on a cold, dark comet surface. As the real steel and bolts Rosetta spacecraft made a planned crash-landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, its fairytale counterpart is depicted going through a range of emotions as she approaches her end. Cartoon Rosetta grins widely as she beams photos and data home to Earth, ... read more

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