Episode

How the Soviets Put a Lander on Venus

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Bright Side Universe
Published
Jun 11, 2026
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762
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Summary

Venus is the most hostile planet in the solar system, with crushing pressure and temperatures hot enough to melt lead. Yet the Soviet Union successfully landed spacecraft on its surface. Discover how the legendary Venera missions survived the impossible, captured the first images from Venus, and achieved one of the greatest engineering feats in space history. #venus #space #ussr #sovietunion #venera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices