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Here's when the Soviet-era spacecraft Cosmos 482 may return to Earth

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft known as Cosmos 482 may return to Earth this week, more than 50 years after it embarked on a botched mission to Venus.

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A Soviet spacecraft is plunging back to Earth this week 53 years after it was launched. Here's what to know.

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

The Conversation · 6h

More than 50 years after trying to reach Venus, a failed Soviet spacecraft is about to return to Earth

Venera 1 was launched in 1961, only four years after Sputnik 1, the first satellite. Venera 7, in 1970, was the first spacecraft to successfully soft-land instead of crashing on a planet. Vega 2 was the last USSR Venus mission in 1984.

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A Soviet shuttle from the Space Race is about to fall uncontrollably from the sky

Kosmos 482 was part of the Venera program, a series of Soviet probes that set the early benchmark for exploring Venus. Its ...

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A dead Soviet space probe from 1972 is falling back to Earth

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a pair of space probes destined for Venus. While the USSR’s Venera 8 successfully reached ...

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New images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out

The former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was lofted back in 1972 ... that this might be the parachute that came out. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events ...

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