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SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage Crashes on Moon at 8,700 km/h, Creating New Crater
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First reported by Globes · 9 hours ago
What happened
The upper stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket unintentionally crashed on the Moon at 8,700 km/h, likely creating a new crater. NASA awaits telescope data to confirm the impact, which occurred during a 2025 mission that launched two private lunar landers. This is the second known accidental rocket crash on the Moon, prompting efforts to avoid future incidents amid Artemis program plans.
- 01SpaceX's Falcon 9 upper stage crashed on the Moon at about 8,700 km/h, creating a new crater.
- 02The 12-meter, 4,500-kg rocket segment impacted with force equivalent to three tons of TNT.
- 03SpaceX stated the crash was unintentional, caused by gravitational and solar effects.
- 04NASA awaits telescope confirmation as no orbiters recorded the impact live.
- 05The rocket stage was launched in January 2025 with two private lunar landers, one successful and one crashed.
- 06This is the second known accidental rocket stage crash on the Moon, after a 2022 Chinese rocket impact.
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