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Re:Ground control bids farewell to Philae comet lander by AstroJetson on Sunday February 28, 2016 @12:42PM (#11191561)
Philae was a great mission. Flying into space, linking up with a comet, then landing a probe is the stuff of science fiction. 60 hours of data really pushed the science forward quite a bit. I'm missing why people think it wasn't a success.
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Re:Ground control bids farewell to Philae comet lander by jsprogrammer on Sunday February 28, 2016 @01:11PM (#11191710)
They are probably judging it by its mission goals and whether or not they were completed successfully.
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Re:Ground control bids farewell to Philae comet lander by eljimmy on Sunday February 28, 2016 @12:52PM (#11191609)
My guess is that most laymen compare it to the highly successful Mars rover (Curiousity and Opportunity) missions which have lasted for years and still continue to be operational.
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