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Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft expected to fall to Earth after 53 years
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A Soviet spacecraft from 1972 is set to crash back to earth tonight. Here's what to know.
The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it ...
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A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth. Here's what it might look like
Some recent spaceflight spectacles offer hints about what you might see if Kosmos 482 happens to fall through the sky above ...
Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to plummet to Earth this weekend after 53 years
The Soviets launched Kosmos 482 in 1972, intending to send it to Venus to join other spacecraft in their Venera program. But ...
A Soviet spacecraft is about to crash into Earth 53 years after it was launched. Here's what to know.
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.
Soviet-era spacecraft set to reenter Earth's atmosphere this week after 53 years in orbit
After a failed soviet union mission to venus 53 years ago the spacecraft has been left in orbit around earth since the early ...
A Soviet spacecraft is set to fall back to Earth in the next week. Nobody knows where it will land.
The Kosmos 482 capsule was built tough for Venus. Its fall to Earth will make a huge fireball and may pose a small risk of ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft to crash back to Earth
A Soviet spacecraft launched back in 1972, known as Kosmos 482, is expected to fall back to Earth. The Soviet Union tried to send the lander to Venus, but it never made it.