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Falcon 9 Upper Stage Is Now on Course to Hit the Moon in August
Astronomers tracking a spent Falcon 9 upper stage say the vehicle is now projected to strike the moon’s near side on August 5 after more than a year in a highly elliptical Earth orbit.
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.
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