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Europe's Rosetta spacecraft is scheduled to shadow the comet Wirtanen for 2 years early in the next century, sending back spectacular close-up views--a scientific and public relations bonanza. But there's a catch: Nobody seems willing to pay for a camera to take those close-up shots.