Where failed Soviet spacecraft hit as it crashed back to Earth after 53 years in space

Where failed Soviet spacecraft hit as it crashed back to Earth after 53 years in space Komos 482 has finally come home after a lengthy stay in Earth’s orbit Kosmos 482 has returned to Earth after 50 years in space (Image: ESA/David Ducross ) A failed Soviet spacecraft has crashed back down to Earth during an ‘uncontrolled re-entry’ after being stuck in space for 53 years. The spacecraft, called Kosmos 482, was launched in 1972 and once bound for Venus, but a malfunction meant it never left our planet’s orbit. "Œ Following its failed launch, it broke into several pieces:…