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A SpaceX rocket stage launched in January 2025 drifted for more than 18 months before crashing into the Moon at 8,700 km/h, carving a crater tens of metres wide — while newer lunar launches are sending spent stages safely onward into orbit around the Sun instead.
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (1072+ words) The stage 2025-010D struck the Moon after 18 months in cislunar space. Its impact is confirmed, while the crater's exact size remains a modelled range pending measurement. By Mission Notes · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published August 16, 2026 · How we edit A roughly four-tonne…...