1. European Space Agency - European Space Operations Centre Paolo Ferri Head, ESA Mission Operations Deparment

2. The Journey Launch: 2nd March 2004 4 Planet swing-bys (EMEE) 2 Asteroid fly-bys (Steins, Lutetia) 2.5 years hibernation Arrival at comet: 6th Aug 2014 Travel distance: 6.5 billion km Max distance to Sun: 800 million km Max distance to Earth: 1 billion km 1.5 years in comet proximity! 3. The Last Days Before Arrival (August) 4. 3 August Credits: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA 5. 3 August Credits: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA 6. Credits: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA 7. Rosetta Trajectory August-October 8. Possible Philae Landing Sites (End August) 9. Selecting a Landing Site for Philae Courtesy of Rosetta SONC@CNES 10. The Philae Landing Site Site J 11. Upcoming Mission Milestones 12 Nov 2014 Philae Landing Aug 2015 Comet at perihelion Dec 2015 Formal end of mission ...End 2016 ...Technical end of mission?