A 9,000-POUND SPACEX ROCKET WILL CRASH INTO THE MOON TONIGHT. WILL YOU BE ABLE TO SEE IT? - SPACE
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WHAT HAPPENED
SpaceX has announced that a 9,000‑pound rocket booster will impact the Moon tonight, according to reports from Space, NASA, SpaceX, and ESA. The event is slated to take place during the evening hours, making it potentially visible to observers from Earth.
The booster is travelling at a speed of 5,400 miles per hour on a collision trajectory with the lunar surface. CBS News reports that the impact is expected to create a crater about 16 feet deep. No official quotes from the agencies are available, but the details confirm the event’s magnitude and the precise impact parameters.
Such lunar impacts are part of SpaceX’s strategy to deorbit spent boosters in a controlled manner, though this particular event is notable for its visibility and the size of the resulting crater.
- A 9,000‑pound SpaceX booster is scheduled to crash into the Moon tonight.
- The booster is moving at 5,400 mph toward the lunar surface.
- CBS News predicts the impact will leave a crater roughly 16 feet deep.
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