He said Friday nineteen minutes sent a signal, indicating that the Philae it ” does well, “said the German space agency DLR.
The Scout Philae, in November an historic landing on a comet but continued lack of energy into hibernation.
Last Saturday, the robot showed for the first minute and a half to hear from him. One day there was contact again, but that was of poor quality.
The signal from Friday was picked up in the US and is subsequently transmitted to the DLR. It was the first time the signal long time remained stable. According to the organization the comet lander is now warm enough to save energy.
The Philae to the surface of the 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko, about 304 million kilometers from the Earth.
Now it is clear that the Philae is doing well, researchers want to find out how the investigation of the comet lander can be resumed
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