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A Fuel-Starved Rocket Drifted in Space for Years — Then It Finally Smashed Into the Moon
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A Fuel-Starved Rocket Drifted in Space for Years — Then It Finally Smashed Into the Moon

The SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that launched the Blue Ghost mission in 2025 spent years drifting through space before slamming into the Moon on August 5. NASA estimates the impact left a crater roughly 60 feet wide and 12 feet deep.

Stray SpaceX Rocket Crashes Into the Moon: An Accident Becomes a Stress Test for Future Lunar Bases
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Stray SpaceX Rocket Crashes Into the Moon: An Accident Becomes a Stress Test for Future Lunar Bases

A SpaceX rocket that's been drifting through space for 18 months is set to slam into the Moon at seven times the speed of sound this Wednesday. Scientists are turning this unplanned impact into a real-world experiment on space debris risks for future lunar bases.