article_snippet: The Rosetta probe, which was carrying European Space Agency, launched into space in 2004, using the gravity of Earth and Mars to slingshot its way towards comet
article_snippet: 67P. its chased comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko through space for more than ten years, and entered orbit in August 2014.
article_snippet: After a four billion mile (6.5 billion km) journey, The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae then successfully released European Space Agency from European Space Agency grip to land on the comet on 12 November 2014, travelling at 1 metre (40 inches) per second relative to the comet.
article_snippet: But when The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae first made contact with the surface
article_snippet: The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae failed to fire harpoons that would have kept The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae attached to the comet.
article_snippet: This resulted in The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae bouncing to a height of 0.62 miles (1km) above the comet before again landing on the surface.
article_snippet: The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae then bounced again, but to a much lower altitude.
article_snippet: more light mother ship Rosetta sent down Philae on November 12 after a 10-year trek around the Solar System.
article_snippet: Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November, but rather than landing softly, the failure of Philae harpoons and thrusters saw Philae bounce twice.
article_snippet: Blurry images captured the the spacecraft movement through the air.
article_snippet: From several miles above the comet, Rosetta has also continued to provide a constant stream of images and data since Rosetta arrived.
article_snippet: The image above is a composite of four pictures taken by the Rosetta probe while flying 12 miles above the surface of the 2.4 mile wide comet 67p and shows the dramatic landscape that surrounds the lander .
article_snippet: Rosetta captured a mothership's view of Philae as Rosetta descended to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November 2014 before losing contact with the Rosetta probe after the Rosetta probe bounced twice on the surface .