Philae comet lander wakes up, says European Space Agency
Philae comet lander wakes up, says European Space Agency The European Space Agency (Esa) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth. Philae, the first spacecraft to land on a comet, was dropped on to the surface of Comet 67P by its mothership, Rosetta, last November.philae landerlink