Kosmos 482 was launched by the then-Soviet Union in 1972 as part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never ...

Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in ...

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

Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions ...

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft was trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it has likely fallen back home, according to the ...

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a ...

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

Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in 1972 and was supposed to reach Venus. It has been stuck in Earth's orbit.

The USSR’s vision for space dominance took a wild turn with the design of an enormous ground-effect aircraft capable of launching spacecraft straight from the ocean. Combining elements of sea-based ...

Debris from the 50 year-old probe Cosmos 482 crash-landed into the Indian Ocean over the weekend.