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A Soviet spacecraft is set to fall back to Earth in the next week. Nobody knows where it will land.
A Soviet spacecraft that stalled on its way to Venus is about to fall back to Earth, space-debris trackers say, and nobody knows where it might land. Trackers think the object that's rapidly ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft plunges back to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit
A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to launch to Venus more than 50 years ago plunged to Earth on Saturday. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed the spacecraft – known as ...
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A Soviet spacecraft is about to crash into Earth 53 years after it was launched. Here's what to know.
The Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within hours. The Aerospace Corporation's reentry prediction map currently ...
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Soviet spacecraft Cosmos 482 expected to crash back to Earth after 'final death plunge'
A Soviet-era spacecraft is set to reenter Earth's atmosphere after over 50 years, returning this week from its failed mission to Venus. NASA said on May 5 that Cosmos 482 will return to Earth ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft expected to fall to Earth Saturday after 53 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A half-ton Soviet spacecraft that never made it to Venus 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend. Built to land on the solar system’s hottest ...
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Here's when the Soviet-era spacecraft Cosmos 482 may return to Earth
Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft may return to Earth this week, more than 50 years after it embarked on a botched mission to Venus. Cosmos 482 launched in 1972 with the intent of landing on Venus ...
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A Soviet probe orbiting Earth since 1972 will soon reenter the planet's atmosphere
A Soviet spacecraft launched a half-century ago called Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades and is at last expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere this coming weekend. The rogue probe ...
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53 Years After Its Launch, This Soviet Spacecraft Is About to Crash Into Earth
A defunct Soviet probe designed to land on Venus will have an uncontrolled reentry this month and pieces of it may make it to Earth's surface. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and ...
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Doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could hit Earth tonight. Here's when.
The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 will conclude its roughly 50-year jaunt through Earth's orbit this weekend, with experts predicting it could crash back to our planet as soon as tonight ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft hits ocean after 50 years in orbit
May 10 (UPI) --A Soviet-area spacecraft that orbited Earth for more than 50 years crashed into the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Russian officials confirmed. "The Kosmos-482 spacecraft, launched in ...
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Soviet probe re-entry
A Soviet spacecraft launched a half-century ago called Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades and is at last expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere this coming weekend. The backstory ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft hits 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. Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European ...