<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Spase xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.spase-group.org/data/schema" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.spase-group.org/data/schema http://www.spase-group.org/data/schema/spase-2_2_6.xsd"> <Version>2.2.6</Version> <Observatory> <ResourceID>spase://CDPP/Observatory/AMDA/Rosetta</ResourceID> <ResourceHeader> <ResourceName>Rosetta</ResourceName> <AlternateName>ESA mission to the comet Churjumov-Gerasimenko</AlternateName> <ReleaseDate>2017-02-27T18:45:12Z</ReleaseDate> <Description>Rosetta launched in 2004 and arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 6 August 2014. It is the first mission in history to rendezvous with a comet, escort it as it orbits the Sun, and deploy a lander to its surface. Rosetta is an ESA mission with contributions from its member states and NASA. Rosetta's Philae lander is provided by a consortium led by DLR, MPS, CNES and ASI. The mission ended on 30 September 2016.</Description> <Acknowledgement>ESA, NASA</Acknowledgement> <Contact> <PersonID>spase://CDPP/Person/Matt.Taylor</PersonID> <Role>ProjectScientist</Role> </Contact> <InformationURL> <Name>Rosetta page at ESA</Name> <URL>http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/</URL> </InformationURL> <InformationURL> <Name>Rosetta page at JPL, NASA</Name> <URL>https://rosetta.jpl.nasa.gov/</URL> </InformationURL> </ResourceHeader> <Location> <ObservatoryRegion>Comet</ObservatoryRegion> </Location> <OperatingSpan> <StartDate>2004-03-02T07:17:00</StartDate> <StopDate>2016-09-30T00:00:00</StopDate> <!-- Note : Mission phases : multiple tags possible --> <Note>C-G arrival : 2014-08-06T00:00:00</Note> </OperatingSpan> </Observatory> </Spase>