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Stray Piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Slams Into the Moon

Bloomberg Technology Wednesday 05 August 2026, 13:09 UTC By Loren Grush 1 min read
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Stray Piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Slams Into the Moon A leftover piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket likely slammed into the surface of the moon early Wednesday, about 18 months after being sent into orbit. The component, the upper portion of the Falcon 9, has drifted in space since Jan. 15, 2025, when it was used to launch spacecraft to the moon for the companies Firefly Aerospace and Ispace. Since then, the piece has been circling the Earth, sometimes coming near the moon, before its...

Stray Piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Slams Into the Moon A leftover piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket likely slammed into the surface of the moon early Wednesday, about 18 months after being sent into orbit. The component, the upper portion of the Falcon 9, has drifted in space since Jan. 15, 2025, when it was used to launch spacecraft to the moon for the companies Firefly Aerospace and Ispace. Since then, the piece has been circling the Earth, sometimes coming near the moon, before its path finally intersected with the lunar surface.
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