How cute that the scientific imaging system on the orbiter of ESA’s Rosetta mission to comet is called OSIRIS (Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris
The Kings of Egypt were associated with Osiris in death — as Osiris rose from the dead they would, in union with him, inherit eternal life through a process of imitative magic.
What is dying on this comet and will rise from the dead?
The only thing dying on that comet is the money sunk on the project. Some knowledge might arise from that — I certainly hope so!
These cutesy astro-names drive me nuts anyway. I wish the space agencies would give it a rest.
Or, some guy with a knack for acronyms came up with the name. At one company, I was that guy. I would name the projects. I became a “thing.”
Trust me, no one put THAT much thought into it.
Isis... Osiris... I guess Horus is due up next. Don’t have a clue to what it all means but these Hoagland videos give us a clue about where it is supposed to end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiBSHcZ5lkI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rz_XAt1bK0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp33b1gh9Zw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bntSw86S6Qc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCA8Q1iPX00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIBmgn45_eg