The exploits of comet-hunting spacecraft Rosetta are generating intense interest as it speeds towards a dramatic climax this autumn. <br /> <br />The craft will catch up with comet 67p/Churyumov--Gerasimenko, fly alongside, and put a lander on its surface. Throughout this fantastic voyage, Euronews will have special access to the engineers and scientists who are making it happen. <br /> <br />On 20th January Rosetta woke up from two and a half years of hibernation. It was a moment of extreme tension for everyone at ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany. Strained, nervous faces searched for a signal from a probe in deep space. <br /> <br />After some 45 minutes of anxiety the all-important first signal came through. The scientists burst into energetic applause.
