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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_482

Kosmos 482 (Russian: "Космос 482" meaning Cosmos 482), launched 31 March 1972, at 04:02:33 UTC, was an attempted Soviet Venus probe which failed to escape low Earth orbit. It is expected to crash back to Earth sometime around early 9 to 10 May 2025.[1][2] Its landing module, which weighs 495 kilograms (1,091 lb),[3] is highly likely to reach the surface of Earth in one piece as it was designed to withstand 300 g of acceleration and 100 atmospheres of pressure.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are potentially one or a few lucky people out there right now about the win the shittiest lottery

so everyone prayers up for the deserving to win

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Breaking: reports of a strike on Ben Gurion Airport committed by Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev.

spoilerIt looks like it will land around the western coast of Australia.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

I look forward to all the news articles in the Murdoch press calling this an "attack" and blaming the labor party for it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago