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Out-of-control Kosmos 482 Spacecraft Likely Fell To Earth After 53 Years In Orbit

In an astonishing twist, theKosmos 482, a Russian spacecraft launched in 1972, is thought to have finally fallen to Earth after more than five decades of floating uncontrollably in orbit. Experts ...
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A Soviet-era space probe crashed back to Earth after more than 50 years in orbit

A Soviet spacecraft that's been stuck in low Earth orbit ever since it launched in 1972 has finally crashed back down to our planet. Kosmos 482 rocketed into space more than 50 years ago on a quest to ...
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Kosmos 482: Out-of-control Russian spacecraft probably just fell to Earth, experts say

An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an uncontrolled ...
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Watch how an old Venus spacecraft tumbled before crashing to Earth

A Soviet Venera-4 model, similar to the lost Kosmos 482 landing capsule, is on display at a museum. Credit: ESA / Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics Before a Soviet-era spacecraft intended for Venus ...
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Kosmos 482's Final Descent Captured in One Haunting Image

More than 50 years ago in the early 1960s, the Soviet space program embarked on a bold new undertaking to go where no human had gone before. The Venera mission to explore Earth's nearest orbital ...
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Soviet-era Kosmos 482 spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

FILE - This photo provided by researcher Jane Greaves shows the planet Venus, seen from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Akatsuki probe in May 2016. (J. Greaves/Cardiff University/JAXA via AP) ...
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Where failed Soviet spacecraft hit as it crashed back to Earth after 53 years in space

A failed Soviet spacecraft has crashed back down to Earth during an 'uncontrolled re-entry' after being stuck in space for 53 years. The spacecraft, called Kosmos 482, was launched in 1972 and once ...