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Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.

npr.orgA Soviet-era space probe crashed back to Earth after more than 50 years in orbitKosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.

12/5/25, 4:39 pm29 reposts208 likes

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12 May 2025

Happily for Kosmos 482, it still managed to arrive at a planet suffering from a runaway greenhouse effect.

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12 May 2025

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12 May 2025

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12 May 2025

The Soviet fascination with Venus and impressive missions to its hostile surface are of interest to me. I wager the Soviets won the space race. It appears their successor state has ultimately won the Cold War despite our leaders' decades of victory speeches.