SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Crashes Into Moon, NASA Releases Crater Images

TLDR

• A SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage crashed into the moon on August 5, creating a 60-foot-wide, 10-foot-deep crater
• NASA released detailed images taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, orbiting 60 miles above the moon’s surface
• The rocket had been drifting in space for over a year after launching on January 15
• SpaceX said a controlled deorbit was impossible due to the energy needed for lunar missions
• SpaceX stock dipped 0.8% to $142.23 on Wednesday, with investors focused on an upcoming share unlock and Starship test flight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage crashed into the moon on August 5, creating a crater roughly the size of two buses laid end to end. NASA has now released the clearest images yet of the impact site.

🇺🇸 SpaceX punched a permanent hole in the Moon, and NASA just dropped the photos.

A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 stage slammed into the surface two weeks ago at over 5,000 mph… and left a perfect 60-foot scar.

Elon is out here casually carving his name into another world now.… pic.twitter.com/dpKZYFh1p3

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