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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 ...
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 malfunction.
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Soviet-era spacecraft 'seen careering towards Earth' after decades in orbit
Cosmos 482 was launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union but soon broke up into pieces, some of which remained in space for 53 ...
Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit
A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.
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.
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Failed Soviet satellite hurtling towards Earth may hit like a meteorite, tracker warns
Stamp commemorating the Soviet Venera project (USSR Post via Wikimedia Commons) There is a small chance the space probe will burn up on reentry, but this seems unlikely as it was built to survive ...
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Failed Soviet satellite hurtling towards Earth may hit like a meteorite, tracker warns
A half-tonne Soviet space probe designed to endure landing on Venus will tumble back to the Earth in two weeks and may “crash down hard” like a meteorite, a tracker has warned. The spacecraft ...
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Percentage of Jewish Students in Soviet Union Smaller Than Under Czar
The study was prepared by Prof. Nicholas DeWitt of Indiana University, one of the country’s leading specialists in Soviet affairs. In his report, Prof. DeWitt said that official government ...
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A failed Soviet Venus lander will fall back to Earth after being stranded for 53 years
"In about two weeks from now, on or near May 9-10, an unusual uncontrolled reentry will happen." In late March 1972, the Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was launched. But that attempted Venus probe ran ...
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Photoshop Tutorial: How to Make a Retro, Cajun-style, Tattoo Logo Design
Photoshop CC tutorial showing how to create a retro, tattoo logo design inspired by Cajun ... and Stumbled Upon 200+ Ancient Species The Russian Military Moves That Have Europe on Edge ...
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The KSLV I Launch and South Korea’s Space Strategy
After a mini-scandal involving the unauthorized removal of training manuals from Russia's Star City by the ROK's first-choice astronaut Ko San, the Russian Space Agency barred him from its program.
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Russian satellite Cosmos 2553 tied to nuclear space program spins out of control
A Russian military satellite, Cosmos 2553 ... The growing concerns around Cosmos 2553 are set against a broader backdrop of increasing militarization of space. In October 2022, Russia warned that US ...