A stray piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is on course to smash into the moon’s surface at several times the speed of sound ...
A Falcon 9 upper stage has been stuck in a highly elliptical Earth orbit for over a year—and now it's on a collision course ...
Published June 2026 A spent Falcon 9 upper stage, drifting through space since SpaceX launched NASA’s Deep Space Climate ...
Falcon 9 rocket stage projected to impact moon’s near side in August A spent Falcon 9 stage used to launch a pair of ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage is set to impact the Moon in August, highlighting growing concerns around the emerging problem ...
The engine firing provided a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it to 24,500 mph, the velocity needed to break free of Earth's gravitational clasp for a trek to the moon.
With the last major firing of its engine, the Artemis II spacecraft is now on a path that will take it around the moon and back.