The debris punctured the orbiter's payload bay bulkhead leading to the main engine compartment, damaging wiring trays and payload bay thermal insulation blankets.
The name of the orbiter was inscribed not on the payload bay doors, but on the forward fuselage just below and behind the cockpit windows.
In addition, the rotation of the comet nucleus will also change the relative position of the lander and the orbiter.
Three windows were removed from the orbiter due to pitting and hazing.
The science operations of orbiter and lander will be coordinated in specific areas for optimizing the synergy in data obtained, and for maximizing the science output of the mission.
After the first two or three orbiters had failed to find evidence of life, it would be hard to get funding for more of the same.
This system consists of an orbiter and a penetrator with various tools and instruments needed to complete this mission.
Each communication window to the orbiter last approximately 20 min, defined by the geometric visibility for an orbiter pass at 400 km altitude.
