Executive Summary
- •A Falcon 9 upper stage from a January launch is projected to hit the lunar surface near the Einstein crater on August 5.
- •Solar activity and gravity pulled the stage into an accidental collision course carrying the estimated energy of two to three tons of TNT.
- •NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and South Korea's Danuri spacecraft will attempt to observe the impact site.
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Key Developments & Data
SpaceX collaborates with NASA to prevent dead rocket stages from unintentionally bombing the moon.
A Falcon 9 upper stage from a January launch is projected to hit the lunar surface near the Einstein crater on August 5.
Solar activity and gravity pulled the stage into an accidental collision course carrying the estimated energy of two to three tons of TNT.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and South Korea's Danuri spacecraft will attempt to observe the impact site.
"What has happened is essentially a mixture of solar activity and gravity forces have put it on a path toward the moon." — Julianna Scheiman
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