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Watch how an old Venus spacecraft tumbled before crashing to Earth

The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to touch down on Venus. Because of a propulsion problem, it never escaped Earth's orbit. A half-century later, the landing capsule was predicted to reenter the atmosphere. That day arrived on Saturday, May 10.

Space.com on MSN · 4d

Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred at 2:24 a.m. ET (0624 GMT or 9:24 a.m. Moscow time) over the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, according to Russia's space agency Roscosmos. Kosmos 482 appears to have fallen harmlessly into the sea.

Astronomy on MSN · 1d

Failed Soviet-era spacecraft returned to Earth on Saturday

Debris from the 50 year-old probe Cosmos 482 crash-landed into the Indian Ocean over the weekend.

Space.com on MSN5d

A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth. Here's what it might look like

Recent sighting of spacecraft and debris burning through the atmosphere during their plummet back to Earth offer some clues ...

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A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth, and an astronomer will attempt to catch it on camera on May 9

The Virtual Telescope Project aims to observe the anticipated reentry of the former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft as ...

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