Rosetta update: Is Philae probe stable?

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Nov 13, 2014

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Rosetta update: Is Philae probe stable?

History was made Wednesday when the Philae probe landed on a moving comet. But it later became clear that the probe wasn't as secure as first hoped.

The Philae lander beamed back images showing one of its three feet on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko . This photo is compiled from two images; a wider version will be released later Thursday.

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History was made Wednesday when the Philae probe landed on a moving comet. But it later became clear that the probe wasn't as secure as first hoped.

As Take Two discussed Wednesday, space history was made when the Philae probe landed on a moving comet.

But things have been a little shaky over the last 24 hours.

For an update on the mission, Take Two is joined again by Claudia Alexander. She's the project scientist for the U.S. Rosetta project.