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Soviet era spacecraft trapped in orbit for 50 years could fall in UK in just days
The spacecraft launched as the USSR attempted to reach Venus, will crash back to Earth this week as scientists try to ...
Soviet space probe might hit Canada after 53 years of trying to reach Venus
It wouldn't be the first time, either. Back in 1978, a Soviet satellite spread radioactive debris across Canada's Far North ...
Out-of-control Soviet satellite could hit London TOMORROW – here’s a map showing all the major cities at risk
An ominous map reveals the major cities around the world that could be hit by a falling Soviet spacecraft, and London is ...
Soviets were headed to Venus in 1972. The spacecraft is about to return.
But the Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviets could attempt to ...
What we know about the Soviet spacecraft that will return to Earth this week
As the last remnant of the Soviet Venus program left in Earth’s orbit, Kosmos 482 is not your average piece of space junk ...
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53 years after launch, it's going to hit the Earth.
Unfortunately, as is often the case with sending spacecraft flying into the Solar System, not all of the probes made it to their final destination. One probe, launched in 1972, failed to make it to ...
Soviet spaceship set to crash into Earth at 17,000mph on Saturday as map shows impact zone for doomed 500kg Venus probe
A SOVIET spacecraft once destined for Venus is expected to crash land on Earth this week after more than 50 years stuck in orbit. The Cold War-era spacecraft, called the Kosmos 482 Descent Craft, ...
Soviet Kosmos 482 probe will crash back to Earth. But where will it land?
An out-of-control Soviet-era spacecraft will plummet back to Earth on Saturday, if the latest tracking predictions are ...
Soviet-era spacecraft set to reenter Earth's atmosphere this week after 53 years in orbit
After a failed soviet union mission to venus 53 years ago the spacecraft has been left in orbit around earth since the early ...
Soviet-era spacecraft, launched 50 years ago, to crash back to Earth: Should you be worried?
The part, which is from the Kosmos 482 mission, was supposed to land on Venus but could not as something went wrong with the ...
Soviet-era spacecraft likely to crash back to Earth
Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to crash back to Earth this week after being stuck in orbit for more than half a ...
Decades-Old Soviet Space Probe Poised for Fiery Reentry
The U.S. Space Force and other international space agencies are closely monitoring what could be a dramatic reentry of a long-abandoned Soviet spacecraft.