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Kosmos 482
6 months ago
So, being a subscriber to Scott Manley, it has come to my attention that Kosmos 482, a failed Soviet spacecraft launched in the 70s, are heading back to earth after being stranded in low earth orbit for over half a century.
The Kosmos 482 was originally part of Venera program which put a series of Soviet landers on the surface of venus. It was launched on May 1972, two months after the successful Venera 8, and broke into several pieces when attempting a venus transfer trajectory. Most of its fragments fell shortly on New Zealand, while the lander stayed on orbit... until now.
The lander are expected to survive the reentry, being designed to withstand harsh venus environment. Its parachute, however, would have been useless on thin atmosphere of earth, shattering the hope of many scientist that it may, possibly, found sentient life on earth.
Anyway, many scientist and space enthusiast are speculating where the defunct spacecraft will eventually lands. Knowing that the earth is 70% water, odds are it will fall off on top of
rabbi-tom 's car and he would put up a journal saying "Commie probe fell on my car!" or "I've been probed by the Soviets!"
The Kosmos 482 was originally part of Venera program which put a series of Soviet landers on the surface of venus. It was launched on May 1972, two months after the successful Venera 8, and broke into several pieces when attempting a venus transfer trajectory. Most of its fragments fell shortly on New Zealand, while the lander stayed on orbit... until now.
The lander are expected to survive the reentry, being designed to withstand harsh venus environment. Its parachute, however, would have been useless on thin atmosphere of earth, shattering the hope of many scientist that it may, possibly, found sentient life on earth.
Anyway, many scientist and space enthusiast are speculating where the defunct spacecraft will eventually lands. Knowing that the earth is 70% water, odds are it will fall off on top of
rabbi-tom 's car and he would put up a journal saying "Commie probe fell on my car!" or "I've been probed by the Soviets!"
Yeah, there's a high probability it'll fall into the sea.
https://img.ifunny.co/images/7e76cd.....3412318b_1.jpg
They had one episode where one guy had an old carnival ride from the 50s in his back yard. They basically rode the guy to sell it (He was restoring it for his grandkids to use) They basically bought the whole thing for under $1000 and "Doing the guy a huge favor, by moving it." They immediately flipped it for almost $14,000 within a couple days, even saying on the ending of the show "Yeah we got that thing for a smoking deal, good thing he was clueless on its actual value."
Imagine being the guy who sold it, and later watching the show on TV and seeing and hearing those comments.
Those same two assholes showed up at a yardsale I was doing in 2011, I immediately recognised them, but held my tongue. First thing they did was zero in on my 1973 Suzuki GT-380 Cafe Racer in original condition and daily used. They immediately offered me $125 "For the old bike, we'll pay you cash!" and then spotted my 1972 VW Bus parked in the garage and without even asking if they could go inside and look at it "Hey, we'll give you another $1000 for the VW too, We'll pay you in cash!" Then asked if I had other "Interesting things to sell" Specifying "Guns, Military gear, Old Jewelry, Old coins, old toys, old road gas station signs." They spotted a shotgun I was selling, had a $180 on the gun "We'll give you $60 for the old gun too, We'll pay you in cash too." Then spotted some Hot Wheels I was selling for a couple bucks each, they asked "You got any Redlines too?" I went inside, brought down a couple collector cases of C9-C10 grade Redlines to actually see how low they'd sucker me for, roughly 140 cars. Back then minimum value on certain ones was maybe $15-20, some as high as $200-$400. Their eyes lit up and they fingered the cases, muttering to each other quietly. "We'll give you *counts the cars* $100 for the cars (Despite the newer $2 per car new ones on the table), And the gun, bike and bus, We'll go as high as $1500 for everything, We'll pay you in cash!"
Thats when I said, "The Bike wasn't for sale, nor even on the market." (they immediately deducted $100 off the $1500 offer) "And since you boys like to brag how you made killer deals off ignorant and or stupid people on your show and brag how much you brought in selling those deals....Go fuck yourself!"
They immediately went sour faced, one went to a back up van with likely had a film crew inside and talked to the crew and then piled up and left with their huge panel truck and van.
God that felt good. Not EVEN a remotely reasonable offer for the items. But it exposed how they operate. Much like how Pawn Stars does, its all planned, created, nothing spontaneous. Like how their experts are there within minutes to look items over. I don't mind haggling, or counter offers, but don't act like I just fell off the turnip truck and clueless to take advantage of.
All the weird shit they found in american houses really boggles me, I wouldn't be surprised if some guy actually keep an intact CF-105 Arrow in their basement, if not the actual holy grail itself.
Did they ever aired that part with you? Or was it gone forever as unaired blooper?
I recall a couple of the film crew got out and had a smoke while the 'Stars' scouted what I had. Plus in order to film you need to sign a release form, which none was presented, nor any cameras brought out. And since I wasn't cooperative and immediately onto them, no need to film.
If it lands in the US, likely the government will sue Venus.
US will finally have a motivation to finally lands and "bring democracy" to venus
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=P.....vidIpIN6Vwt2sU
Fun novel by S M Sterling
(recall the first administration, where they thought Wakanda was a real country in Africa)
https://youtu.be/IFKQNPvExA0?si=PwhSQBkS7p9PYh6X
Vix
*though I believe it's going to come down somewhere between 51 degrees north or south.
@ Redneck's "Ahhll shoot the sumbitch down *spits tobacco* with my SKS! Fuckin Commie!"
Here's a nice article on where it might lands:
https://www.livescience.com/space/s.....-might-hit-map