As the tide turned and the Soviets recaptured lost territory, they saw what the German troops had done to their countrymen ...

and the Soviet Union. A major faction was the Afghan Mujahideen - the Islamist resistance groups that fought against the Soviets and the Republic of Afghanistan - backed by the US, UK, China ...

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. This one never made it beyond orbit around Earth, stranded there by a ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its uncontrolled ...

The Soviet Union launched over a dozen probes to Venus—most successfully. But one never made it past Earth’s orbit and has, in fact, stayed there since 1972. Now, over 50 years later ...

The Soviet Union's planetary missions involved putting vehicles into what's referred to as an Earth parking orbit, or a temporary orbit used during the launch of a spacecraft. From there ...

Since the first jet engine was strapped onto a German plane during World War II, militaries have been pushing the envelope in jet propulsion, and the Soviet Union and subsequent Russian Federation ...

Launched way back in 1972, Kosmos-482 is about to meet a fiery end. It's one straight out of the history books. After more than 50 years in space, the late Soviet Union's Kosmos-482 mission is set ...

GRODNO, 30 April (BelTA) – A memorial at the mass grave of Soviet soldiers and partisans in Gilibert Park was officially opened on 30 April following its reconstruction, the Grodno City ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a pair of space probes destined ...

In late March 1972, the Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was launched. But that attempted Venus probe ran amuck during its rocket-assisted toss to the cloud-veiled world. Major elements of that failed ...