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Rosetta on the way to Comet 67/P
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- Title Rosetta on the way to Comet 67/P
- Released: 30/03/2004
- Length 00:13:10
- Language English
- Footage Type TV Exchanges
- Copyright ESA
- Description
ESA's Rosetta probe was succesfully launched into space on 2nd March 2004 at 07:17 GMT.
This transmission provides and overview of Europe's latest space exploration mission with the best pre-launch, launch adn post-launch images/animations of its twelve years voyage through interplanetary space.
The programme comprises of a 5 minute a-roll with split track and commentary and is complemented by a B-roll with clean internationa sound.Rosetta : On its way to 67/P
A-Roll
10 :00 :40
Europe?s Rosetta cometary probe is today travelling into deep space in its quest to discover the origins of life.
10 :00 :47
The ten-year journey towards comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko began on 2 March 2004. After two earlier launch attempts on preceding days, thwarted by the weather and a minor technical glitch, Ariane 5 lifted off
from Kourou.
10 :01 :18
It was a picture-perfect flight for this unique profile mission involving a long ballistic phase and a delayed ignition of the rocket?s upper stage.
10 :01 :28
Two hours after lift-off, Rosetta left Earth behind heading for the outer solar system. In the Jupiter control room in Kourou and at science institutes around Europe, satisfaction was immense.
10 :01:42
Insert Prof. David Southwood, ESA Director of Science ? We have another mission in space? ? everbody should feel very proud about what they?ve done. ?
10 :02 :18
ESA?s Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt Germany will be controlling the spacec