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Watch how an old Venus spacecraft tumbled before crashing to Earth
The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to ...
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Exact location failed Soviet spacecraft hit as it crashed back to Earth after 53 years
Kosmos 482, was launched by the USSR in 1972 and once bound for Venus, but a badly configured timer onboard the probe meant ...
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Failed Soviet-era spacecraft returned to Earth on Saturday
Debris from the 50 year-old probe Cosmos 482 crash-landed into the Indian Ocean over the weekend.
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More than 50 years later, a failed Soviet spacecraft is about to return to Earth
A remnant of the Soviet Venus program, Kosmos 482 has stayed aloft in in Earth's orbit for 53 years. But it may make a return ...
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A Soviet-era space probe crashed back to Earth after more than 50 years in orbit
Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine ...
Soviet spacecraft crashes into Earth 53 years after its failed mission to Venus
Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus.
Soviet Spacecraft Kosmos 482 Crashes to Earth After 53 Years
A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated ...
Failed Soviet-era spacecraft appears to have crashed back to Earth overnight
A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a crash landing back on Earth early Saturday.