Rosetta:
Rosetta is on a 10-year mission to explore comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It will orbit Churyumov-Gerasimenko and make observations for about two years as the comet approaches the Sun.

Rosetta will also release a small lander packed with scientific instruments to make the first-ever landing on the surface of a comet.

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03.02.04:  Launch (07:17 UT) Aug 2014:  Comet Orbit Insertion Nov 2014:  Comet Landing Status:  En Route to Comet Show All Dates for Rosetta		09.08.08:  Rosetta Flies by Asteroid Steins 09.04.08:  Rosetta Set to Fly By Asteroid Steins 09.02.08:  Rosetta Steins Flyby Timeline 07.03.08:  Rosetta Awakes From Hibernation for Asteroid Encounter 11.13.07:  Rosetta Swings Past Earth 11.08.07:  Rosetta Closes in on Earth -- A Second Time More Headlines
Rosetta is named for the Rosetta Stone (right), an ancient script that provided the key to deconding Egyptian hieroglyphs. Rosetta was initially going to visit another comet, but a launch delay caused it to miss its rendezvous window. The team plans to fly past one asteroid during Rosetta's complex 10-year journey to the comet.		Solar System Bodies: Comets Rosetta Multimedia Gallery Jet Propulsion Laboratory Rosetta Mission Site European Space Agency Rosetta Mission Site