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Out-of-control Kosmos 482 Spacecraft Likely Fell To Earth After 53 Years In Orbit
In an astonishing twist, theKosmos 482, a Russian spacecraft launched in 1972, is thought to have finally fallen to Earth ...
The New York Times8d
A Half-Ton Spacecraft Lost by the Soviets in 1972 Is Coming Home
Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by ... “And now it’s going to get its moment in atmospheric entry — albeit on the wrong planet.” ...
The Register on MSN2d
After more than half a century, the voyage of Kosmos 482 is over
The Soviet Union aimed for Venus, but hit the Indian Ocean instead The odyssey of the Soviet Union's failed attempt to reach ...
Soviet-era spacecraft Cosmos 482 to reenter Earth's atmosphere this week: Where could it land?
Cosmos 482, part of a Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus in the 1970s, is expected to crash back on Earth ...
Manchester Evening News3d
Where failed Soviet spacecraft hit as it crashed back to Earth after 53 years in space
A failed Soviet spacecraft has crashed back down to Earth during an 'uncontrolled re-entry' after being stuck in space for 53 years. The spacecraft, called Kosmos 482, was launched in 1972 and ...
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Soviet probe re-entry
A Soviet spacecraft launched a half-century ago called Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades and is at last expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere this coming weekend. The backstory ...
Forgotten Soviet Venus mission ends with a bang as doomed spacecraft plummets to Earth after 50 years adrift in orbit
After 50 years, the Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 Descent Craft, intended for Venus, made an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's ...
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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 ... Agency estimates that the capsule will achieve re-entry around 2 a.m. Eastern Saturday morning ...