A Cold War-era spacecraft is teen sex tube videosheading home after a half-century adrift.
Back in the 1970s, the Soviet Union had its sights set on Venus, sometimes known as Earth's evil twin. A thick atmosphere traps heat in a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in the solar system, despite being farther than Mercuryfrom the sun.
But the Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviets could attempt to touch down on the hellscape. Something went wrong with an engine burn to put the vehicle on its Venutian trajectory, and the uncrewed spacecraft got stuck in space.
Some 53 years later, the lander is expected to finally make its descent, although not on its intended target. Researchers watching the capsule, dubbed Kosmos 482, believe it will fall back to Earth any day now. Exactly where and when are not clear, but the latest estimates suggest it could happen between May 9 and 11.
"The uncertainty will be fairly significant right up to reentry," according to NASA.
SEE ALSO: The most spectacular images of Venus ever captured
NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which studies the sun, caught rare images of Venus' nightside during a brief encounter in February 2021. Credit: NASA / APL / NRL Right now the mid-century relic is zooming over our heads in an oval-shaped Earth orbit, getting a bit slower with each lap. As it flies, it dips into the upper layersof the atmosphere. That drag has pulled the capsule ever lower.
It seems gravity is winning this space race.
The chances of it hitting people is "infinitesimally small," said Marcin Pilinski, a research scientist at the University of Coloradowho is monitoring the spacecraft. Most likely it will end its journey plunging into an ocean, given that two-thirds of the planet is covered in water.
Still, the object — about three feet wide and more than 1,000 pounds — poses "an unusual and noteworthy risk" compared to the typical assortment of satellite debris that rains down on Earth, according to the company Space Environment Technologies. There is a slight possibility it could re-enter over densely populated regions.
A rocket prepares to launch one of the Soviet Union's predecessor spacecraft to Venus, thought to be either the Venera 5 or 6 probes, in 1969. Credit: Sovfoto / Universal Images Group / Getty Images Experts also think there's a chance it could withstand its fiery descent somewhat intact. The Soviet space agency, now known as Roscosmosunder Russia, built the spacecraft to meet the demands of Venus. The toxic world's climateis hot enough to melt lead, and the atmospheric pressure is 75 times that of Earth. That means Kosmos 482 is armored like a submarine.
Invisible forces around Earth — ripples and waves in the atmosphere, solar storms, and weather — make tracking this object's landing difficult. Sometimes the sun shoots out bursts of energythat can temporarily bloat Earth’s atmosphere, which can alter the speeds of orbiting objects flying through it.
Despite its rugged exterior, Kosmos 482's best case scenario is likely becoming the host for a deep-sea reef. No one is going to go look for it, Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist who tracks spacecraft and debris in Earth's orbit, told Mashable.
"If it falls in the ocean, the debris will sink and never be found," he said.
Though this capsule didn't make it to Venus, others did. One of them, Venera 8, launched just four days earlier and touched down on Venus on July 22, 1972. For 63 minutes, it beamed back data to Earth. Then it fried in the all-consuming heat.
Brown Appoints Carin Fujisaki as Associate Justice on Court of Appeal
Exeno Launches Its Presale for Exeno Coin
Ready to Take Flight
Okinawa Day at JANM
‘Order 9066’ Podcast Now Available
FrontFanz – An Iconic Polygon Entertainment Platform Sold Out in 72 Hours
Lido Finance Partners With KyberSwap Elastic With $120,000 in Liquidity Mining Rewards
YAY Games Open Letter
JCCSC Installation/Awards Luncheon on Jan. 28
World Blockchain Summit Returns to Singapore With In
Garrett Wada Running for La Palma City Council
HovR Announces Next
HeyGrowth Launches Web3 Growth Summit
BinaryX Releases Rh!noX Whitepaper Detailing New Key Features of Its Ecosystem
Removal of Koreatown Mural Put on Hold
San Diego Obon in Balboa Park
Elite Is Coming to Metaverser
Artist Talk and Book
Jeffrey Ozawa: Not Just a Cook
ETHWarsaw, the Biggest Web3 Conference and Hackathon in CEE Starts Next Month
Elon Musk’s X is under investigation for alleged disinformation about the Israel'The Fall of the House of Usher': Who exactly is the Pym Reaper?The Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal is official — here’s what this means for gamers'Fall of the House of Usher': Mike Flanagan tweets black cat explainer7 skills to teach your daughter by age 13'The Fall of the House of Usher's tiniest Poe reference is damn well hiddenWordle today: The answer and hints for October 18NYT's The Mini crossword answers for October 18'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for October 16, 2023'The Fall of the House of Usher': Verna's name holds a clue you may have missed New study on QAnon concludes two different people wrote Q's posts Zoom to launch support for M1 Macs Uber tacks on new fee for Prop. 22 gig worker benefits Signal launches end Virgin Galactic aborted a major test flight in midair FTC launches 'wide The UK just took an important step in making blood donation more inclusive Latest iOS update shows all the ways Facebook tracks you. There are a lot. The enduring power of 'Uncut Gems' memes Obama's 2020 playlist has cool dad energy and Megan Thee Stallion
0.1814s , 14318.59375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【teen sex tube videos】Enter to watch online.Soviets were heading to Venus in 1972. The spacecraft is about to return.,Global Perspective Monitoring
