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Comet-Chasing Spacecraft Makes History

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Marking a milestone in the history of spaceflight, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft began orbiting around comet 67p/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, where it will attempt to get close enough to deposit a small lander.Aug. 6, 2014

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