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Gavin Blackburn

Soviet-era spacecraft from aborted Venus mission set to plummet to Earth

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.

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