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A SpaceX rocket will soon hit the moon, raising concerns about handing over space launches to private companies
- May 20, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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SpaceX seems to have mistaken shooting for the moon with shooting at the moon. Forecast to occur on Aug. 5, a five-story-long piece of a rocket from one of the private space exploration company's recent lunar missions is expected to hit the moon at around 5,400 miles per hour, around 24 times the speed of a Formula 1 racecar. As it currently stands, projections put the rocket's crash course with the moon at 2:44 a.m. Eastern Time.
Originally published at Phys.org