August 5, 2026 — The discarded upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the Moon today at roughly 5,400 miles per hour, creating a new impact crater near the Einstein and Bell craters on the lunar surface. NASA estimates the crater is between 60 and 100 feet wide. The rocket launched in January 2025, carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander, which went on to become the first fully successful private moon landing, along with ispace's Resilience lander. The spent upper stage was
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August 5, 2026 — The discarded upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the Moon today at roughly 5,400 miles per hour, creating a new impact crater near the Einstein and Bell craters on the lunar surface. NASA estimates the crater is between 60 and 100 feet wide. The rocket launched in January 2025, carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander, which went on to become the first fully successful private moon landing, along with ispace's Resilience lander. The spent upper stage was
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