Like a groggy traveler after a long, cold night, the European Space Agencys comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft woke up, warmed up and took stock of its surroundings early Monday as it prepared to phone home before setting off on the final leg of its journey. At least, thats the hope of ESA controllers, who wont know exactly what happened in the dark reaches of our solar system until the spacecraft manages to shake off its 31 months of sleep, turn its antennas toward Earth and send a brief message that will take 45 minutes to arrive.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 23:00:01 +0000
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