2.3.1 spase://CNES/Observatory/CDPP-AMDA/Rosetta Rosetta ESA mission to the comet Churjumov-Gerasimenko 2017-02-27T18:45:12Z 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. ESA, NASA spase://CNES/Person/Matt.Taylor ProjectScientist Rosetta page at ESA http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/ Rosetta page at JPL, NASA https://rosetta.jpl.nasa.gov/ Comet 2004-03-02T07:17:00 2016-09-30T00:00:00 C-G arrival : 2014-08-06T00:00:00