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Where doomed Soviet spacecraft could strike tomorrow as it crashes back into Earth Kosmos 482, a doomed Soviet spacecraft, is set to return to Earth in an ‘uncontrolled reentry’ after 50 years in space The spacecraft will likely survive reentry through Earth’s atmosphere (Image: NASA/Liam Yanulis ) A failed Soviet spacecraft is due to crash back down to Earth tomorrow after being stuck in space for 53 years. In 1972, the USSR launched the Kosmos 482 lander , a spacecraft destined for Venus. However, it never reached the surface of Venus and, instead, has been circling Earth in orbit ever…
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