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Failed Soviet Venus probe is falling back to Earth: When, where Cosmos 482 could land
If everything had gone to plan, an uncrewed Soviet-era spacecraft would have landed on Venus in 1972 to conduct a few ...
Space.com6d
Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, but when and where? Here's what we know
It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on May 10 +/- 4.35 hours. Update for 8:30 a.m. ET on May 10: Kosmos 482 has ...
Heads up! Soviet-era probe to re-enter atmosphere this week, could make it to the surface
Fifty years ago, the former Soviet Union launched a probe to Venus. However, the rocket engines shut off too early, and the ...
USA Today9d
Here's when the Soviet-era spacecraft Cosmos 482 may return to Earth
Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft may return to Earth this week, more than 50 years after it embarked on a botched mission to Venus. Cosmos 482 launched in 1972 with the intent of landing on ...
The Independent6d
What we know about the Soviet spacecraft returning to Earth this week
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... As the last remnant of the Soviet Venus program left in Earth orbit, it’s not your average piece of space junk.