article_snippet.sent: The Rosetta probe, which carried the Philae lander, launched into space in 2004, using the gravity of Earth and Mars to slingshot the Philae lander way towards comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
article_snippet.sent: the Philae lander chased comet 67P through space for more than ten years, and entered orbit in August 2014.
article_snippet.sent: After a four billion mile (6.5 billion km) journey, The Rosetta probe, which carried the Philae lander then successfully released the Philae lander from the Philae lander grip to land on the comet on 12 November 2014, travelling at 3.3ft (one metre) per second relative to the comet.
article_snippet.sent: But when The Rosetta probe, which carried the Philae lander first made contact with the surface The Rosetta probe, which carried the Philae lander failed to fire harpoons that would have kept The Rosetta probe, which carried the Philae lander attached to the comet.
article_snippet.sent: This resulted in The Rosetta probe, which carried the Philae lander bouncing to a height of 0.62 miles (1km) above the comet before again landing on the surface.
article_snippet.sent: The Rosetta probe, which carried the Philae lander then bounced again, but to a much lower altitude.
article_snippet.sent: The Rosetta probe, illustrated, which carried the Philae lander, launched into space in 2004, using the gravity of Earth and Mars to slingshot the Philae lander way towards comet
article_snippet.sent: 67P. the Philae lander chased comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko through space for more than ten years, and entered orbit in August 2014 .