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Cosmos 482 (Venera 9) Probe Near future Reentry
A Venera space-probe was launched in the early 1970s shortly after Venera 8 was launched and if it had successfully been injected into a heliocentric orbit it would've been Venera 9 but instead failed to leave orbit with the Soviets renaming it Cosmos 482 in an effort to sae face. It's orbit has...- NMaude
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- 1970s 1972 2025 cccp cold war cosmos 428 deep space probes early 21st century late 20th century reentry vehicle soviet union space age space race venera 8 venus
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Egyptian Tu-16 vs American aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy in 1972
Hi, The photo dates back to 1972, specifically November, when the American aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy approached the Egyptian coast. The Tupolev Tu-16 strategic bomber came out and approached it closely, flying over the aircraft carrier. A Phantom F4 fighter from the carrier was... -
Apollo 17 50th Anniversary
New video from NASA to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the mission. View: https://youtu.be/XhvliTtzQXY- Flyaway
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- 1972 apollo program cold war early 1970s moon nasa space age space race united states
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SA-4 Ganef in Vietnam 1972
In a Washington Special Actions Group Meeting on 15 May 1972, five days after the start of the Linebacker I, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Admiral Thomas Moorer said North Vietnam introduced a new mobile SAM, the SA-4 Ganef...