Soviet probe launched to Venus in 1972 could soon crash on Earth

Fifty years after it was launched to Venus by the Soviets, a probe could crash on Earth after failing to get out of the planet’s orbit. The probe dubbed Kosmos 482, renamed after it failed post-launch, was a sister spacecraft of the Venera 8 mission launched to Earth’s closest neighbour.

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