4-ton, school-bus-size SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon at 5,400 mph after drifting through space
- Posted on August 5, 2026
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4-ton, school-bus-size SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon at 5,400 mph after drifting through space
A 4-ton SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage drifting through space since 2025 was expected to crash into the Moon at 5,400 mph, raising fresh questions about lunar space junk. The school-bus-size rocket stage was expected to slam into the Moon's western limb, potentially kicking up a plume of lunar dust.
