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Seen from space: Why Russia's giant transport planes remain on the ground
The Antonov An-124 is a unique heavy cargo plane, crucial for both military and civilian purposes. Several Russian An-124 ...
A Soviet spacecraft is about to crash into Earth 53 years after it was launched. Here's what to know.
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within ...
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This Soviet Spacecraft Will Soon Crash-Land on Earth
Kosmos-482, a failed mission to Venus from the former Soviet Union that stalled in Earth orbit in the 1970s, is about to fall back to our planet. Exactly where or when it will strike, however, remains ...
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Antonov An-225 Mriya: How Russia Destroyed the Largest Plane Ever
Originally built to transport the Soviet Buran space orbiter, the An-225 was renowned for its immense cargo capacity and ...
What to Know About The Soviet-Era Venus Spacecraft Plunging Back to Earth
Launched in 1972, the failed Venus probe has been stuck in Earth orbit ever since. Now it's hurtling back down to Earth.
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Russian military planes detected flying near Alaska yet again, NORAD says
Although the Russian aircraft remained in international air space, they entered a region beyond U.S. and Canadian sovereign air space called the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), where ...
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From the bottom of a lake, a Russian plane lands at the Smithsonian
The Air and Space Museum, on the National Mall in downtown ... The restorers said they had no qualms about working on a Russian aircraft, given the war in Ukraine. “It’s all history ...