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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.
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New images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out
But that country's attempted Venus probe ran amuck during its rocket-assisted toss to the cloud-veiled world. Payload ...
Soviet Probe Will Strike Earth Next Week — What To Know
A space probe called Kosmos 482 sent to explore Venus by the U.S.S.R. in 1972 but marooned in Earth orbit ever since is about ...
Soviet-era Venus mission to reenter in May
We wrote about this doomed mission in 2019, and the prospects for reentry. Launched on a Molniya-8K78M rocket from the ...
Failed Soviet-era spacecraft to reenter Earth’s atmosphere this month
A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that was meant to land on Venus is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere some time this month ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft set to plunge to Earth 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, possibly ...