Data is still being analysed to confirm the mission's readiness for science operations, so the commissioning period is not officially complete until those final reports from the instrument teams are in. This is expected to take place on 13 May.
The instrument commissioning period lasted for an intense six weeks, with each instrument assigned dedicated timeslots to be put through their paces. Now all of the instruments have been successfully reactivated and the necessary measurements have been taken. The majority of instruments have since been switched back off until the science readiness reviews are complete and Rosetta is closer to comet 67P/CG.
Final preparations are being made for a series of rendezvous manoeuvres that will bring the spacecraft closer to the comet, ready for arriving at 67P/CG in August; as of today, there's just over 2 million kilometres to go. A new ESA blog entry will be posted in the next week to outline in more detail these critical manoeuvres.
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