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Spacecraft launched by Soviet Union in 1972 is falling back to Earth
A spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 is due to come crashing back into Earth's atmosphere around May 10 and ...
Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.
Soviet-era spacecraft from aborted Venus mission set to plummet to Earth
The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. View on euronews ...
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A 1972 Soviet-era spacecraft never reached Venus. Stuck in space for 50 yrs, it’s now crashing back down
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A Soviet Spacecraft Is About to Crash Back to Earth After Being Stuck in Orbit for 53 Years
In 1972, the Soviet Union’s Venera 8 spacecraft became the second ever to land on Venus. It operated for 50 minutes in the ...
Soviet Spacecraft Set To Crash Into Earth in May
Kosmos 482 —originally launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union's ambitious Venera program to explore Venus—is ...
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New images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out
The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery ...
A dead Soviet space probe from 1972 is falling back to Earth
In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a pair of space probes destined for Venus. While the USSR’s Venera 8 successfully reached ...
Soviet-era spacecraft once bound for Venus expected to crash to Earth in May
Part of a spacecraft that has been stuck in orbit for 53 years is due to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around May 10 and could ...
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Kosmos 482: Soviet Union's Failed Venus Probe Is About To Slam Into Earth
The spacecraft was designed to survive falling through Venus's atmosphere. 53 years after launch, it's coming back.
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A failed Soviet Venus lander will fall back to Earth after being stranded for 53 years
In late March 1972, the Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was launched. But that attempted Venus probe ran amuck during its ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus
The chance of the spacecraft actually hitting someone or something is small, he added. "But it cannot be completely excluded."The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972 ...