SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage Impacts Moon Today: Scientific Impact & Space Debris Analysis.
Executive Summary: An Artificial Impact Probe on the Lunar Surface On August 5, 2026, space tracking observatories confirmed that a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage was on a final, unavoidable trajectory to collide with the Moon. Striking sunlit terrain near the Einstein Crater on the lunar eastern limb at approximately 5,400 mph (2.4 km/s), … Read more