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Doomed Soviet spacecraft tumbling toward Earth may already have its parachute out, new images hint

Newly published images suggest that an unknown structure is trailing behind the Kosmos 482 probe on its descent to Earth. It could be the doomed craft's parachute.

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Spacecraft launched by Soviet Union in 1972 is falling back to Earth

A spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 is due to come crashing back into Earth's atmosphere around May 10 and nobody knows where it will land.

Soviet spacecraft launched over 50 years ago is heading to Earth

A piece of a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 is expected to crash back down to Earth very soon, experts say. The part, which is from the Cosmos 482 probe, was meant to land on the planet Venus. While it made it into space successfully, the spacecraft wasn't able to complete its journey after something went wrong.

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Sweating Spacecraft May Be the Key To Greener Space Travel

The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University is partnering with Canopy Aerospace to test next-generation ...

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Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid

"On April 1, the spacecraft detected a pressure drop in the line that feeds the xenon gas to the thrusters, going from 36 ...

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Trump budget would slash NASA funds, kill off Artemis’ SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget looks to end the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft and Gateway space ...

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Spacecraft falling at 17,000mph could land anywhere between these two lines

The defunct Soviet satellite Kosmos 482 is hurtling toward earth at 17,000mph, but predictions about where and when it will ...

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DARPA wants a spacecraft to search for water on the moon

However, DARPA wants the LASSO spacecraft to orbit the moon as low as 6.2 miles (10 km). "The orbiting spacecraft needs to ...

Anadolu Agency1d

Cold War-era spacecraft of former USSR to reenter Earth’s atmosphere after 53 years in orbit

Venus probe Kosmos-482, which was launched in 1972, will make uncontrolled descent to Earth next week - Anadolu Ajansı ...

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Engineers probe pressure drop in Psyche spacecraft’s propulsion system

"Engineers with NASA’s Psyche mission are working to determine what caused a recent decrease in fuel pressure in the ...

Space.com on MSN1d

SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 9th test flight (photo)

SpaceX conducted a static fire test of a Starship upper-stage vehicle this week, continuing to gear up for the megarocket's ...

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