SpaceX Rocket Fragment Scheduled to Crash Into Moon

A SpaceX rocket piece that has drifted in space since last year is set to smash into the moon at high speed on Wednesday

Justin Tomlinson

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SpaceX Rocket Fragment Scheduled to Crash Into Moon

A piece of a SpaceX rocket that has been floating in space since last year is on track to smash into the moon at high speed early Wednesday morning. The rocket fragment has been adrift in space since last year prior to its expected lunar impact.[1][2]

According to reports from Washington, the rocket component is expected to strike the lunar surface early Wednesday morning. The high-speed collision involves a piece of SpaceX hardware that has remained in space since last year.[1][2]

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