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Philae Touches Down
European Space Agency makes history today The Rosetta Spacecraft launched its probe, called Philae. Philae successfully landed on the surface of comet 67P. This is the first time in history a craft has landed on a comet. Philae is about the size of a home washing machine. Its 2 harpoons, meant to anchor it to the comet, failed to fire. …