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Uncontrolled reentry of Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 expected in May
Experts say the Venus-bound probe's durable design could allow it to survive reentry, posing a small risk to populated areas.
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Cold war-era Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 to return after 53 years in orbit
A Cold War-era Soviet spacecraft is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere around May 10, marking ...
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After 53 years in orbit – Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 will fall to Earth between May 8 and 11 and could survive re-entry
When it launched in the spring of 1972, Kosmos 482 was meant to land on Venus. Instead, it’s on track to land a little closer ...
Uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere of the Russian spacecraft Kosmos 482: impact expected on May 9
A half-ton Russian satellite that was built to land on Venus but never left Earth’s orbit could fall out of the sky intact in ...
Failed Soviet satellite is falling back to Earth — scientists warn car-sized probe could be deadly
A defunct Soviet satelitte is slated to hurtle back to Earth next week, prompting concerns from space experts that we could ...
Worst-case scenario if out-of-control 50-year-old spaceship were to crash land in London next week
DPhil Shubham Kulkarni of the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford has provided a worst-case scenario if the ...