53 Years After Its Launch, This Soviet Spacecraft Is About to Crash Into Earth

The Soviet Space Program was a lot of hope for boarding the 482 mission in the space of 482 when he started in March 1972. The mission was included in a homeowner set for Venus. The spacecraft never pulled him out on earth – and now comes home, but not in good way.

Lander ZONDU will be returned on May 10. You should be worried?

“Because Zond is designed to endure entering the Venus atmosphere, the probe (or its parts) will restart the ground and reach the surface” Said NASA.

Also known as space 482, Lander Probe was drawn in £ 1,000 in the beginning, and in the end of the second planet, the second planet was designed to learn the surface of the second plan.

The mission hit a rough patch after reaching the orbit of orbit, and two of them were two of them quickly left orbit. Lander ZONDU and the upper-stage engine unit appeared in a higher orbit. “This resulted in an engine burning, which does not gain enough speed for the transfer of Venus and released the load of share in the orbit of the Elliptic Earth,” Nasa said.

Lander ZONDU returned to the ground for decades and is almost here. The potential repetitive window extends on May 7-13. We do not have the exact time or space. Cosmos 482 will be an uncontrolled reentry, so it will be difficult to predict the way.

Water covers about 71% of the earth’s surface, so there is a chance to get out of harmless 482 oceans from firing atmospheric reentry. However, the mountain is likely to end in the land.

This is not a reason for panic. Science tutor Marco Langbroek watches and sends Cosmos 482 Predictions again on the blog. “Participating risks are not particularly not high, but not zero,” said the risks are similar to the effect of meteorite.

In 1972, the beginning may seem like an ancient history for us. Rear, Richard Nixon, the latest picture show was great in film theaters, and all in the family did not want to know how cheap a house ($ 27,400). But spacecraft and satellites continue to rise. In late April, Amazon launched 27 low Earth Orbit satellite The satellite will provide broadband services and will compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink within the project Kuiper project. Kuiper satellites, but made Burn in the Earth atmosphere after the end of the missions.

So continue and pay attention to the journey of space 482, but do not order an underground bunker.