A Soviet-era Venus spacecraft, Kosmos 482, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday after 53 years in orbit. Launched in 1972, it failed to leave Earth’s orbit due to a rocket malfunction. The spacecraft’s uncontrolled descent was confirmed by Russian and European space agencies, with its reentry believed to be over the Indian Ocean. BulletsIn Soviet probe
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A Soviet-era Venus spacecraft, Kosmos 482, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday after 53 years in orbit. Launched in 1972, it failed to leave Earth’s orbit due to a rocket malfunction. The spacecraft’s uncontrolled descent was confirmed by Russian and European space agencies, with its reentry believed to be over the Indian Ocean. BulletsIn Soviet probe
