"Being off even a little bit represents hundreds or thousands of kilometers in distance on the surface of the Earth." ...

The main section of the Venus probe reentered the atmosphere in 1981, but for 53 years, the 3.3-foot-diameter (1-meter) segment of the spacecraft that was supposed to land on Venus remained in ...

On July 22, 1972, a spacecraft landed on Venus! The Soviet space probe Venera 8 was the second spacecraft to successfully execute a soft landing on the planet's surface. Venera 8 spent 117 days ...

In the history of space exploration, the Soviet Union achieved some remarkable feats, one of which was landing a spacecraft on Venus,something that seemed impossible given the harsh conditions of ...

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 ...

Failed Soviet Venus probe is falling back to Earth: When, where Cosmos 482 could land News of Cosmos 482's impending crash landing has been met with questions regarding just precisely when – and ...

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere some time this month.. The Soviet Union launched Kosmos 482 in 1972, intending to land on Venus. However, the probe never ...

A defunct Soviet probe designed to land on Venus will have an uncontrolled reentry this month and pieces of it may make it to Earth's surface. 53 Years After Its Launch, This Soviet Spacecraft Is ...

We have managed to land a camera on the surface of Venus, with the Soviet space probe Venera 9 in 1975. Like the “Earth rise” image captured during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, this again ...

And years later, the Vega 1 Venus lander may have prematurely triggered its landing sequence when its sensors indicated that it had landed — some 11 miles (18 km) above the surface.