Deep within the Baikonur Cosmodrome lies a haunting sight—abandoned Soviet space shuttles, once symbols of Cold War ambition and cutting-edge engineering. This video explores the rise and fall of the ...

May 25, 2025: Roscosmos, the post-Soviet Russian space program, has proved to be less effective than its Soviet predecessor. The primary problems are incompetence and corruption. One glaring example ...

Explore the rise, fall, and future of Russia's space program. From its Soviet-era glory to modern-day struggles, we dive deep ...

The multi-billion dollar, decade-long undertaking, which still requires sign-off by President Vladimir Putin, calls for RUB4.5 trillion ($56 billion) in space spending, including RUB1 trillion for the ...

A Soviet spacecraft that's been stuck in low Earth orbit ever since it launched in 1972 has finally crashed back down to our planet. Kosmos 482 rocketed into space more than 50 years ago on a ...

Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking. The Russians indicated it came down over the Indian Ocean, but some ...

The Kosmos 482 spacecraft was a component of the Venera program, a set of probes designed to study the planet Venus for the USSR.(NASA) The Soviet ... the European Space Agency, which was keeping ...

It’s not every day that a space relic comes home ... The mission was part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program. But a launch malfunction left the 500-kilogram probe stuck in Earth orbit.

According to a statement from the Russian space agency Roscosmos on Telegram ... The USSR’s Venera (meaning “Venus” in Russian) program consisted of over 16 probes, landers, and orbiters ...

After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, splashing down in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia. A malfunction during its ...