Philae’s comet landing
Moment · 2014 · Niche
Philae’s landing and 57-hour science mission traveled through tweets and cartoons.
Philae Lander
@Philae2014 · Nov 12, 2014
Touchdown! My new address: 67P! #CometLanding
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Trace the originESA’s Rosetta account and DLR’s Philae account spoke as spacecraft characters, coordinating key exchanges before landing. The dialogue traveled beyond science reporting into poetry and architecture; ESA later reported 287,000 new Philae followers on landing day.
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November 2014
European Space Agency seed · Nov 12 ’14
Mission controllers received confirmation that Philae had touched down on the comet.[1]
Randall Munroe milestone · Nov 12 ’14
Randall Munroe published a cartoon flipbook following the landing.[5]
ESA and DLR communications teams platform jump · Nov 12 ’14
ESA’s Rosetta and DLR’s Philae accounts staged coordinated dialogue, with key tweets agreed in advance.[9]
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
- Added: 6 events, 6 sources · Score 49
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