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OTD In Space - January 8: Soviet Union Launches 2nd Lunar Rover

On January 8, 1973, the Soviet Union launched the Luna 21 mission to land a rover on the moon. This was the second time that ...
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A Soviet spacecraft is set to fall back to Earth in the next week. Nobody knows where it will land.

A Soviet spacecraft that failed to launch to Venus is set to fall back to Earth in the next week. The Kosmos 482 capsule was built for Venus's brutal atmosphere, so it will likely survive Earth's. The ...
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Where will failed ’70s Soviet probe land after it crashes back to Earth? Nobody knows

A Soviet spacecraft launched more than 50 years ago on a failed mission to Venus is expected to crash back on Earth. The Kosmos 482 Descent Craft spacecraft is expected to plummet to Earth at 1:52 a.m ...
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Soviet spacecraft expected to crash land on Earth in just days. Here’s what to know

A piece of Soviet-era space debris is expected to crash land down to Earth this weekend. The Russian Kosmos 482 spacecraft launched in 1972 could come plunging down some time between Friday and Sunday ...