Philae spacecraft on Comet 67P awakens from hibernation

Q.  Name the spacecraft that woke up after seven months in hibernation on the surface of Comet 67P?
- Published on 19 Jun 15

a. Philae
b. Rosetta
c. Rosemary
d. PlusCraft

ANSWER: Philae
 
It is the first spacecraft in the space history to land on a comet. On 13 June 2015 the signals from the spacecraft were received at the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany. It was developed and launched as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission.

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