SpaceX Rocket Stage Set to Impact the Moon on August 5

Paris - 04 August 2026: A spent upper stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to impact the Moon on August 5 at around 06:35 UTC. In Paris, it will then be 08:35. According to the available orbital forecasts, the object will strike near Einstein Crater at the western edge of the Moon's visible hemisphere. The collision is unplanned; it will occur more than a year and a half after the rocket's launch.The Falcon 9 had launched two commercial lunar landers into space in January 2025. Its upper ...