theFoxbat

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  1. Flight Dynamics Team are doing a marvellous job steering Rosetta so precisely so far away from Earth. Are they going to share their knowledge and experience with future mission controllers? If so, how?

  2. NASA issued extensive reports after completing their space programs - Mercury, Gemini or Apollo. Is there a report planned about Rosetta and Philae? Maybe containing Rosetta blog entries?

  3. A few years into the mission Rosetta suffered a serious propellant leak and flywheels failure. How did it affect manouvering the orbiter? How much longer would the mission last if Rosetta had its tanks full at arrival at the comet?

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As far as I know Philae is able to function when the temperature does not exceed a certain limit. But now, in order to wake up it will need as much sunshine as possible, to illuminate solar panels.

How do temperature constraints limit the possibility of reactivating Philae near perihelion?

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What will happen to Rosetta when the fuel runs out? Is there a possibility to achieve a stable orbit that would last till next perihelion?