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Rosetta comet-chasing mission extended to September 2016

Published: 23 Jun 2015 - 06:07 pm | Last Updated: 12 Jan 2022 - 02:04 pm


Paris--The European Space Agency (ESA) announced Tuesday that its historic comet-chasing mission Rosetta had been extended until the end of September 2016.

"ESA's Science Programme Committee has given formal approval to continue the mission for an additional nine months," ESA said, adding that in a final flourish, Rosetta may be "landed" on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the comet it has been following.

AFP