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OTD In Space - December 24: Venera 11 Lands on Venus

On Dec. 24, 1978, Venera 11 landed on Venus. Venera 11 was a robotic mission launched by the Soviet Union to explore Venus ...
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A Soviet-era spacecraft built to land on Venus is falling to Earth instead

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft shrouded in Cold War secrecy, will reenter the Earth’s atmosphere in the next few days after misfiring on a journey to Venus more than 50 years ago. On average, a ...
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OTD In Space - July 22: Venera 8 Makes First Soft Landing On Venus

On July 22, 1972, a spacecraft landed on Venus! The Soviet space probe Venera 8 was the second spacecraft to successfully execute a soft landing on the planet's surface. Venera 8 spent 117 days ...
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What we know about the Soviet spacecraft returning to Earth this week

During the height of the Cold War in the 1960s and 1970s, the USSR launched 29 spacecraft towards Venus, the planet scientists call Earth’s “twin sister”. Three flew past Venus and went into orbit ...
USA Today

Here's when the Soviet-era spacecraft Cosmos 482 may return to Earth

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft may return to Earth this week, more than 50 years after it embarked on a botched mission to Venus. Cosmos 482 launched in 1972 with the intent of landing on Venus for ...