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An Ancient Soviet Spacecraft Is About To Crash Back To Earth

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53 Years After Its Launch, This Soviet Spacecraft Is About to Crash Into Earth

The Soviet space program had a lot of hope riding on the Cosmos 482 mission when it launched in March 1972. The mission included a lander destined for Venus. The spacecraft never made it out of Earth orbit -- and now it's coming home,

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A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week

A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it highlights the need to stay vigilant.

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Soviet-era spacecraft returning to Earth

A Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to come hurling down back to Earth after being stuck in orbit for more than 50 years. The Kosmos 482 probe was intended to reach Venus, but never made it. Instead,

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Scientists chased a falling spacecraft with a plane to understand satellite air pollution

A dramatic aircraft chase of a falling spacecraft has provided new insights into the fiery processes that accompany the ...

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53-Year-Old Soviet Spacecraft to Perform 'Final Death Plunge'

The Soviet Union launched Kosmos 482 on March 31, 1972. At the time, the spacecraft was part of the Venera program, which ...

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Doomed Soviet spacecraft tumbling toward Earth may already have its parachute out, new images hint

Newly published images suggest that an unknown structure is trailing behind the Kosmos 482 probe on its descent to Earth. It ...

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NASA just got the Orion spacecraft that will fly astronauts around the moon on Artemis 2 in 2026

Orion, the capsule that will carry the Artemis 2 astronauts on a mission around the moon and back, has been officially handed ...

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Sweating Spacecraft May Be the Key To Greener Space Travel

The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University is partnering with Canopy Aerospace to test next-generation ...

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Spacecraft That'll Take Humans Around the Moon Now Fully Assembled and Tested

Aerospace company Lockheed Martin says it has completed the assembly and testing of the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II ...

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DARPA wants a spacecraft to search for water on the moon

However, DARPA wants the LASSO spacecraft to orbit the moon as low as 6.2 miles (10 km). "The orbiting spacecraft needs to ...

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Spacecraft to drop uncontrolled to Earth around May 11: “A half-ton metal object falling from the sky”

The landing module of a Soviet-era spacecraft bound for Venus is expected to fall back to Earth at some point in the coming ...

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