Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 plunges to Earth after 53 years | ABC NEWS
Russia’s space agency says a Soviet-era spacecraft has re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. The Kosmos 482 lander plunged down to Earth half a century after its failed launch to Venus in 1972. The shuttle has been circling Earth’s orbit in an irregular pattern for decades.
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