After 53 years, a failed Soviet Venus spacecraft is crashing back to Earth
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A failed Soviet Venus probe from 1972 is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry to Earth in early May. The 1,000-pound spacecraft, designed to withstand extreme heat, could potentially survive reentry and impact Earth's surface, posing a small but not negligible risk similar to a meteorite strike.
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