The payload Russia's military chose to launch on the Angara A5 is unusual. The rocket deployed its primary passenger, Kosmos ...

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National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear on May 25, 1961, when American President John F. Kennedy announced that his ...

Space & Spaceflight Uncontrolled Soviet Probe Crashes to Earth, Hitting Unknown Location Kosmos 482 performed an uncontrolled reentry on May 10, possibly crashing into the Indian Ocean.

A Soviet-era spacecraft designed to land on Venus crashed to Earth on Saturday, decades after it was launched. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking agency confirmed the uncontrolled ...

A Soviet-area spacecraft that orbited Earth for more than 50 years crashed into the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Russian officials confirmed.

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.

The satellite could crash to the ground in the next few days (Picture: ESA/David Ducross/ SWNS) A Soviet satellite once bound for Venus has crashed landed back on Earth after more than half a ...

An out-of-control Soviet satellite is expected to smash into the Earth today - but scientists don't know where. The spacecraft was meant to go to Venus, but it never made it to the planet and is ...

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian Ocean early Saturday morning.

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit. Here are the latest predictions on the exact time of reentry, and where ...

Friday night or Saturday morning, a 53-year-old Soviet spacecraft is due to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere.