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Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth
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At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an uncontrolled approach towards Earth.
Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t yet know where it may come down. By Nadia Drake A robotic Soviet ...
The object — part of the Kosmos-482 spacecraft that launched 53 years ago — crashed to Earth at around 9:24 a.m. Moscow time (2:24 a.m. ET) on Saturday, according to the Russian space agency ...
Kosmos-482 was launched on a voyage to Venus in March 1972 as part of the Soviet multimission Venera program. Thanks to a rocket malfunction, however, it never escaped Earth orbit. Most of its ...
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... the same year they were launched – except Kosmos 482, which has stayed aloft for 53 more years.
It will be traveling at approximately 150 mph (242 km/h). While its intriguing history has earned the lander media attention, Kosmos 482 is just one of more than 1.2 million pieces of space junk ...
After more than 50 years in space, the late Soviet Union's Kosmos-482 mission is set to reenter Earth's atmosphere early next ...
Most calculations predict the decaying probe's remnants could come crashing down early Saturday morning. Given its orbit, the spacecraft could land pretty much anywhere, astronomers calculate.
If Kosmos 482 does manage to do some damage, it won’t be the first time. Shortly after launch, pieces of titanium rained down on New Zealand after the probe’s booster failed to send it on its ...
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