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Rosetta right on track for Earth swing-by

Preparations for Rosetta's Earth swing-by scheduled for tomorrow, 21:57 CET, are well underway. The manoeuvre executed on 18 October 2007 has been accurate enough to not require any additional trajectory corrections today.

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1. Rosetta right on track for Earth swing-by
   11-13-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
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5. Successful Rosetta swing-by -- next stop Earth!
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9. Rosetta swing-by a success
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