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A spacecraft from the 1970s crash-landed on Earth on Saturday. Here’s where.
Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus.
Soviet Spacecraft Kosmos 482 Crashes to Earth After 53 Years
A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated ...
Failed Soviet-era spacecraft appears to have crashed back to Earth overnight
A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a crash landing back on Earth early Saturday.
No, Kosmos-482 didn’t land on anyone’s head
A spacecraft that's been hanging around in orbit after a botched launch more than half a century ago has finally crashed back ...
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A failed Soviet-era spacecraft likely crashed back to Earth overnight
A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for ...
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Defunct Soviet spacecraft comes crashing down to Earth...somewhere
A spacecraft built like a tank that was supposed to study Venus has likely crashed back to Earth Saturday morning, decades ...
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After 53 years in space, failed Soviet probe Kosmos 482 falls back to Earth
The spacecraft was launched as part of the Soviet Union’s ambitious Venera program towards the fag end of the Space Race in ...
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Soviet-era Kosmos 482 spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit
On Saturday, a Soviet-era spacecraft made an uncontrolled descent to Earth, over fifty years after its unsuccessful launch ...
Soviet Spacecraft Kosmos 482 Crashes Into Earth: What To Know
The spacecraft, stuck in orbit since 1972 after an unsuccessful mission to Venus, plunged into the Indian Ocean.