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SUCCESS! WE HAVE TOUCHDOWN! :fun::dance3::banging::happy2::jump1:

Descending

πρώτη εικόνα λίγο μετά το separation

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Philae is "go" for landing. But there has been drama overnight. One of the steps to prepare for landing did not proceed as planned. A cold-gas jet -- a nitrogen thruster -- is supposed to fire upon landing in order to counteract any tendency for the lander to bounce off the surface. In order to prepare the thruster for use, a pin must puncture a wax seal over the gas reservoir. There were two redundant pins, and two efforts made to fire each of the two pins, but no pressure change happened after four attempts. Without the cold-gas system, Philae must rely on its two harpoons and ice screws to hold it to the surface. Whether that will be enough -- or whether the lander will bounce off before they can secure it to the surface -- remains to be seen. There is an outside possibility that the problem is not with the pins but rather with the pressure transducers that are supposed to measure the pressure change, but mission manager Fred Jansen told me that wasn't very likely. This is not a unanimous opinion, however; apparently Paolo Ferri has told people that he thinks it's more likely a pressure transducer failure than a puncture failure. We'll see. So why did they make the decision to go ahead and land? Because the likelihood of the pin-puncture succeeding after four failed attempts is less than 1%, Jansen told me. Delaying the landing wouldn't increase the likelihood of success (and might actually decrease it, because of the increasing activity of the comet), so they are "go" even without the cold-gas system. -------------------------------------------------- Update 09:15 UTC: Just a few minutes ago, ESA confirmed that Philae has successfully separated from the orbiter. It will now take 7 hours for the spacecraft to descend to the comet. In a few hours, Rosetta should relay a "farewell" image taken by the lander. Κατά της 18:00 ώρα Ελλάδος θα ξέρουμε. Ας ελπίσουμε ο μικρός Philae να καταφέρει να κρατηθεί!

The Lab.gr Version 3.0 Version 3.0 3.0 3 HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED! :happy2:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvkPFXdpOQQ]Preparing for #CometLanding - YouTube[/ame] Philae landing preview: What to expect on landing day | The Planetary Society

Δωρεάν το Little Big Adventure στο GOG.com για τις επόμενες 22 ώρες.

The Oculus Rift makes Elite: Dangerous amazing—and impossible to describe | Ars Technica

The Oculus Rift makes Elite: Dangerous amazing—and impossible to describe | Ars Technica

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cir3w-wIx9U]PAX FPS DEMO - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQuVnKhxaM]Ex Machina Official Teaser Trailer #1 (2015) - Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson Movie HD - YouTube[/ame]

lol! Ούτε στο μάτι να σε είχα βάλει! Σου την έκανε ο Douglas Adams...

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Frailty (2001) Ωραιότατο θρίλερ.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H08tGjXNHO4]Ambition the film - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP0Zz74rvco]3D Printed IRON MAN Child Prosthetic Hand - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://vimeo.com/109855603]Greatest Movie Deaths of All Time on Vimeo[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmeOjFno6Do]Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" - Teaser Trailer (OFFICIAL) - YouTube[/ame]

Indie Dev Threatens Gabe Newell, Has Game Removed From Steam Βλάκας...

παίζουν invites;

To Caprica είναι prequel σειρά. Δεν την έχω δει για να σου πω αν αξίζει. Υπάρχουν και κάποια webisodes που καλό θα ήταν να δεις. Το The Plan και να μην το δεις δε χάνεις και τίποτα. Δες αναλυτικά εδώ: Battlestar Galactica Viewing Order (No spoilers!) :: Alphabetti Spaghetti Εξαιρετικη σειρά και σε ζηλεύω που θα την βιώσεις για πρώτη φορά. Καλές θεάσεις!

Five-hour play sessions with an Oculus Rift are giving me “grid eyes” | Ars Technica