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A half-ton spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend. Built to land on Venus, the titanium-covered spacecraft might survive its fiery, uncontrolled plunge through the atmosphere. Space debris trackers are converging in their forecasts, now anticipating a Saturday reentry…
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Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to plummet to Earth this weekend after 53 years
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A half-ton spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend. Built to land on Venus, the titanium-covered spacecraft might survive its fiery, uncontrolled plunge through the atmosphere. Space debris trackers are converging in their forecasts, now anticipating a Saturday reentry…
