Saturday, May 10, 2025

Kosmos 482 Crashes to Earth After 53 Years in Orbit

A failed Soviet Venus lander's long space odyssey has come to an end. The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades.

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Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

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-- The Guardian (@theguardian.com) May 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM

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Errrr..

Venus lander crashes into Earth????

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-10 05:07 PM

Amazing how much junk is orbiting.

#2 | Posted by northguy3 at 2025-05-10 07:52 PM

Someone willprobably open a spacr junkyard where poor countries can buy used components to build space jalopies.

#3 | Posted by danni at 2025-05-10 08:34 PM

Komputer - Valentina Tereshkova

#4 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-05-12 01:16 PM

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