A four-tonne Falcon 9 second stage has crashed into the Moon—but despite the dramatic headlines, was the impact actually a big deal?
This week, we examine how often objects of this size naturally strike the lunar surface, what astronomers observed during the Falcon 9 impact, and whether uncontrolled rocket-stage crashes could become a concern as humanity prepares to establish a permanent presence on the Moon.
We also cover major updates across the spaceflight industry:
• NASA reveals new progress on Artemis III, Artemis IV, Orion, SLS, and its future Moon Base
• Blue Origin narrows down the cause of New Glenn’s explosion
• Blue Moon Mark 1 prepares for its first lunar mission
• Relativity Space completes structural qualification testing of Terran R’s first stage
• Rocket Lab reveals new details about Neutron and its “Hungry Hippo” fairing
• ULA prepares Vulcan and the new Centaur V configuration for testing
• NASA sets a launch date for SpaceX Crew-13
• NASA discusses Starliner’s possible return to flight
• Voyager 2 prepares for a historic “Big Bang” maneuver
• Hughes files for bankruptcy protection
• Rocket launches, an ISS spacewalk, and next week’s total solar eclipse
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🤵 Hosted by Ryan Caton.
🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera & Martin Smith.
🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, Micah Pieczarka, Jerry Pike, D Wise, Space Coast Live, Jack Beyer, Sean Doherty, NASA, United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, Relativity Space, Axiom Space, NASA/JPL-Caltech, Echostar Corporation, SpaceX, 中國航太文化, Rocket Lab, NASA Goddard, European Southern Observatory, IAA-CISC, KASA/KARI, JAXA, LandSpace.
✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton.
💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
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