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ESA Says It has Finally Shut Off Communication Link with Comet 67P Lander Philae

On Wednesday, the European Space Agency (ESA) revealed that it has shut off the communication link with Philae, the comet lander, which had landed on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Nov. 12, 2014. The ESS (Electrical Support System) Processor Unit on Rosetta, which was used to establish communication link between Philae and Rosetta was […]