Thursday, 13 November 2014

Congratulations to everybody concerned who had the mindblowing vision and did all the hard work of landing Philae on...

Congratulations to everybody concerned who had the mindblowing vision and did all the hard work of landing Philae on Comet 67P.  With a special shout out to ESA's deep-space listening station in New Norcia a day trip from where I am now. Fantastic! https://www.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/sets/72157638315605535/
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  1. fyn (ryivhnn)13 November 2014 at 13:24

    We missed going out to see the spae station when we went ot to New Norcia earlier in the year.  Maybe next time :)

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  2. Alicia Smith13 November 2014 at 13:31

    Next time!

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  3. Stephen Gunnell13 November 2014 at 14:42

    Is it open for tours? I've been past a couple of times and never seen anything like visiting hours and there is no visitors center.

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  4. Alicia Smith13 November 2014 at 15:02

    All I got is this:
    So I guess you could call or write and ask...

    The local point of contact is:
    Tel: +61-8-9302-0400
    The postal address of the station is:
    Inmarsat Solutions B.V.
    Perth International Telecommunications Centre
    P.O. Box 1115
    Wangara
    W.A. 6065
    Australia

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  5. Stephen Gunnell13 November 2014 at 18:05

    Yep, Inmarsat Solutions BV has the maintenance contract for the site. They don't actually operate it. That is all done remotely from Germany.

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  6. John Spade25 January 2015 at 12:10

    But we thank you just the same.

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