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A Soviet Spacecraft Is Hurtling Toward Earth

Associated Press News on MSN · 59m

Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The half-ton spacecraft fell out of orbit on Saturday.

Space.com on MSN · 2d

Old Soviet Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece.

The New York Times · 1h

Soviet Spacecraft Crash Lands on Earth After a Journey of Half a Century

Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions for exploring the solar system.

Space.com on MSN1d

A failed Soviet Venus probe is expected to fall to Earth today, but when and where? Here's what we know

According to the European Space Agency, the current reentry window for the Kosmos 482 Venus probe is 2:26 am ET on May 10 +/- ...

PA Media on MSN36m

Soviet-era spacecraft plunges back to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

Much of the spacecraft came tumbling back to Earth within a decade of the failed launch. No longer able to resist gravity’s ...

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