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Soviet Venus Lander Kosmos 482 Crashes to Earth After 53 Years in Orbit
The failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 has finally met its end after a remarkable 53-year journey in Earth orbit. Launched in 1972 under USSR's Venera programme, the probe re-entered Earth's ...
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 ...
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After more than half a century, the voyage of Kosmos 482 is over
The odyssey of the Soviet Union's failed attempt to reach Venus came to an end over the weekend with the probe either ...
One man's space junk
On Sunday, the failed Soviet Cosmos 482 crashed back down to earth fifty-three years after it was launched into orbit. But ...