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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, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to ...
A failed Venus mission fell from the sky over the weekend after aimlessly orbiting Earth for the past 53 years. Various ...
Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.
Kosmos 482 may crash back to Earth after 53 years in orbit, with reentry expected around May 10, 2025. Risk to public remains low.
But this week, a forgotten Soviet spacecraft finally ended its long wait. After more than five decades in orbit, Kosmos 482 has returned to Earth. Launched in March 1972, Kosmos 482 was bound for ...
After more than half a century orbiting Earth, the Soviet-era space probe Cosmos 482 has brought its long and ultimately failed interplanetary mission to an end with a ...
The Cosmos 482 lander probe reentered Earth’s atmosphere May 10, just before 3 a.m. Toronto time, says NASA. Here’s where.
Thomas previously reported that the Cosmos 482 spacecraft module was predicted to fall on Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2025. The potential regions for the fall were identified as Central Asia, ...
The probe's return to Earth had been closely monitored by multiple space agencies, including the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union's Space Surveillance and Tracking network.
The Soviet craft has been floating around in space after it was launched in 1972. Now it is expected to make an "uncontrolled reentry" through Earth's atmosphere this weekend ...