A failed Soviet spacecraft is due to crash back down to Earth tomorrow after being stuck in space for 53 years. In 1972, the USSR launched the Kosmos 482 lander, a spacecraft destined for Venus.

The descent capsule of Kosmos 482 has been orbiting Earth for over 50 years, but all things come to an end (Picture: NASA) An out-of-control spacecraft intended to reach Venus has instead crashed back ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than half a century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed Kosmos 482’s ...

A failed Soviet spacecraft has returned to Earth in an 'uncontrolled reentry' after 53 years stuck in space. The spacecraft, called Kosmos 482 (also known as Cosmos 482), was launched in 1972 and once ...