Soviet-era spacecraft to reenter Earth’s orbit this month after 50 years could result in disaster – should we be concerned | – The Times of India
Launched more than 50 years ago, the Soviet-era Kosmos 482 probe is due to reenter Earth this month in an uncontrolled fashion. Part of a 1972 mission to Venus, the spacecraft was unable to escape Earth’s gravity when its rocket failed. Trapped ever since in low Earth orbit, the spacecraft has been slowly falling. Now,…