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After 53 Years, a Failed Soviet Venus Spacecraft Is Crashing Back to Earth
The spacecraft suffered an engine anomaly that left it stuck in Earth's orbit for decades, and now it's slated for an ...
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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 ...
Cold War era Soviet spaceship destined for Venus to FINALLY crash back to Earth at 17,000mph… and could hit UK
A COLD War era Soviet spaceship destined for Venus is set to crash back to Earth, and it could hit the UK. Kosmos 482 took ...
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Stuck in orbit for 53 years. An old Soviet probe will fall to Earth uncontrollably
An old Soviet probe built to explore Venus is about to crash to Earth after 53 years, conducted in low Earth orbit.
Failed Soviet-Era Venus Spacecraft To Crash Back On Earth Next Month After 53 Years
A five-decade old spacecraft meant to explore Venus is likely to fall back to Earth next month. This spacecraft is an old ...
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Soviet spaceship which took off in 1972 for Venus to crash back to Earth after 53 years
A Soviet spaceship which took off for Venus in 1972 - but a failed launch left it circling lifelessly above us - is finally ...
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Satellite Spacecraft Set to Crash on Earth in Days – Could It Hit Your Backyard?
A long-lost Soviet spacecraft the size of a car is now hurtling toward Earth, set to make a fiery, uncontrolled re-entry within days - and no one knows where it will land. Known as Kosmos 482, the ...
A spacecraft orbiting for 53 years is projected to fall to Earth soon
The latest projections peg the 1,000-pound spacecraft’s reentry between May 8 and May 11. A complicating factor is that ...
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 ...
53 years later, old Soviet Venus spacecraft to fall back to Earth — but there’s a potential risk
Cosmos 482 launched in late March 1972 toward Venus. However, the upper stage of its Soyuz booster shut down early. This left ...
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Don't miss a 'mini planet parade' early on April 24 as the moon, Venus and Saturn line up in the morning sky
The morning of April 24 will give rise to a striking mini-planetary parade, as Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, and Earth's ...
There are only 3 stable Venus Flytrap populations on Earth. How do we protect the one in SC?
South Carolina's last Venus flytraps exist at the Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve in Conway. More awareness about these ...