...and the President responded to the incident by saying, quote, "Screw those commie bastards, and screw their little wussy space station".
Posted on 05/02/2025 3:07:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth, possibly within the first two weeks of May.
It's too early to know where the half-tonne mass of metal might come down or how much of it will survive re-entry, according to space debris tracking experts.
Dutch scientist Marco Langbroek predicts the failed spacecraft will re-enter around 10 May. He estimates it will come crashing at around 242 kph, assuming it remains intact.
"While not without risk, we should not be too worried," Langbroek said.
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The sky really IS falling...
Stupid Russians, cannot even soft-land a spacecraft on Venus, Earth’s twin sister.
And those clowns they can destroy Western tanks. IDIOTS!
Clint Eastwood...calling Clint Eastwood.
Rock the Casbah...
No wonder Zelensky is so nervous!
Activate the force field!
Sadly he is just about dead
I’m sure that some here will find a way to blame this on Ukraine.
The pinnacle of soviet engineering.
The Kosmos series were truly a remarkable bunch of space craft.
(The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972)
We can only give you...the gift of song
https://youtu.be/fakpqLDEQAo?si=4ueaec3E5reI_JiA
https://youtu.be/ws8CnHgSKP0?si=8VS8rgV1eQldAqn9
Loved Clint flying Firefox, like 1982.
...and the President responded to the incident by saying, quote, "Screw those commie bastards, and screw their little wussy space station".
Clint Eastwood...calling Clint Eastwood.
“You must learn to think in Russian!”
>Rock the Casbah...
Be funny if it really did take out the cube in their mecca
Would they blame us or accept Allah’s will LOL
Pressure is 1,350 psi or 93 bar. They didn't last long on the surface of Venus, but it's miraculous that they lasted any length of time.
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