Rosetta's journey
An animation of Rosetta's 12-year journey, which began in February 2004, with an Ariane 5 launch from Kourou in French Guiana. It performs three fly-bys of Earth and one fly-by of Mars, reaching the comet in 2014.
Last update: 9 November 2007
Related links
- Rosetta at a glance
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_at_a_glance2 - Rosetta press kit
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMJ09374OD_1_spk.html - Rosetta's journey
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_s_journey2 - History of cometary missions
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/History_of_cometary_missions - Why 'Rosetta'?
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Why_Rosetta - Comets - an introduction
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Comets_-_an_introduction - Life of a comet
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Life_of_a_comet - How many comets are there?
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/How_many_comets_are_there - Where life began
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Where_life_began - ESA Science - Rosetta
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta_overview - Arianespace
http://www.arianespace.com - Astrium
http://www.astrium.eads.net/ - DLR
http://www.dlr.de