Milestone · 2014 · The New Space Era
First Comet Landing
Rosetta's Philae lander made the first soft landing on the nucleus of a comet.
Highlights
- ›Rosetta / Philae
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe New Space Era
- Associated with67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
- Associated withRosetta
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.