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

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"The Kosmos-482 spacecraft, launched in 1972, ceased to exist, deorbiting and falling into the Indian Ocean," the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos said on the cloud-based social media ...

In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a pair of space probes destined for Venus ... UPDATE 05/12/25 8:50AM: Russian space agency Roscosmos has confirmed Kosmos 482 reentered Earth’s atmosphere ...

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim prepares for his April 8 launch to the ISS on a Soyuz spacecraft. Credit: NASA/GCTC/Pavel Shvets WASHINGTON — NASA and Roscosmos have extended a seat barter agreement ...