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Soviet Venera 8 spacecraft is coming home. (Any day now.) #space #Venera8 #reentry

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-soviet-spacecraft-is-about-to-crash-back-to-earth-after-being-stuck-in-orbit-for-53-years-180986522/

Cue up the Peter Schilling

A Soviet spacecraft that failed to reach Venus as originally intended, stayed in orbit around the Earth for 53 years (!) but is apparently due to fall and re-enter the atmosphere https://www.leonarddavid.com/old-and-stranded-soviet-venus-lander-to-return-to-earth/ #venera8 #sovietspaceprogram #veneraprogram #spaceexploration #cosmos482