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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Marcia Dunn

Spacecraft to plunge back to Earth a half-century after failed Venus launch

A defunct Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is poised for an uncontrolled descent back to Earth.

Experts tracking space debris say it's too early to pinpoint where the half-ton mass of metal might come down or how much of it will survive reentry.

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