A Google hangout with Rosetta mission experts to celebrate perihelion - the closest point to the Sun along the comet’s orbit - which occurred on the morning of on 13 August 2015. <br /> <br />Joining our host Emily Baldwin (ESA Space Science Editor) were: <br />Nico Altobelli - Acting Rosetta Project Scientist, ESAC <br />Michael Küppers - Rosetta Science Operations Coordinator, ESAC <br />Sylvain Lodiot - Rosetta Spacecraft Operations Manager, ESOC <br />Armelle Hubault - Rosetta spacecraft operations engineer, ESOC <br />Barbara Cozzoni - Philae Lander engineer, DLR <br />Holger Sierks - OSIRIS Principal Investigator, MPS <br />Joel Parker - Alice instrument Deputy-PI, SwRI <br />Colin Snodgrass - Professional ground-based observing campaign coordinator, Open University <br />Aurelie Moussi-Soffys - Science activities manager SONC (Philae) <br /> <br />Date: 13 August 2015 <br />Time: 15:00-17:00 CEST (13:00-15:00 GMT) <br /> <br />Background info on perihelion: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_preparing_for_perihelion <br /> <br />#Perihelion2015 #Rosetta #hangoutsonair
