Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon crash back on Earth. The Cosmos 482 ...

A Soviet spacecraft launched more than 50 years ago on a failed mission to Venus is expected to crash back on Earth. The Kosmos 482 Descent Craft spacecraft is expected to plummet to Earth at 1:52 a.m ...

The Chinese space industry is buying the Soviet propulsion system designs originally intended to put humans on the Moon, well-informed sources told Popular Mechanics. As part of this new deal, a ...

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 ...

A Soviet spacecraft that failed to launch to Venus is set to fall back to Earth in the next week. The Kosmos 482 capsule was built for Venus's brutal atmosphere, so it will likely survive Earth's. The ...

The Kharkovchanka was a massive tracked vehicle designed to support Soviet Antarctic expeditions in extreme conditions. Built ...