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Soviet spacecraft crashes into Indian Ocean after more that 50 years in orbit

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Published May 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM MDT

Russia's space agency says a Soviet spacecraft fell back to Earth Saturday morning over the Indian Ocean. It was originally headed to Venus, but instead spent more than 50 years orbiting Earth.

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