Soviet-era spacecraft returning to Earth

A Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to come hurling down back to Earth after being stuck in orbit for more than 50 years. The Kosmos 482 probe was intended to reach Venus, but never made it. Instead, it’s been circling Earth since 1972, and gradually descending. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.

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