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Re: Rosetta & Philae

Is it time to break out the orbital mechanics book?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67P/Chu...%93Gerasimenko
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_(spacecraft)


The term "no gravity" is a bit of a misnomer. Gravity is always present. Weightlessness is an effect of being in orbit. If the craft were to slow down, the object would de-orbit and be pulled toward the celestial body via gravity.
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