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Falcon 9 Upper Stage Is Now on Course to Hit the Moon in August
Key Takeaways
- A spent Falcon 9 upper stage is projected to impact the moon on August 5, 2026.
- The object launched Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 and ispace’s Hakuto-R Resilience in January 2025.
- Astronomers tracked the stage through more than 1,000 observations and expect refinements to the impact estimate.
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DT Editorial Team··via spacenews.com