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SpaceX Rocket Crashes on Moon | Lafayette Louisiana News
A SpaceX rocket stage, drifting in space for a year, slammed into the moon at 5,400 mph on August 5th—creating a 60-foot-wide crater and bizarre “butterfly wing” streaks of fresh rock and lunar dust. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter finally captured the clearest images yet after tilting its orbit to get a view, while South Korea’s Danuri spacecraft snapped the first shots. The crash, part of a 2025 mission to spur private lunar exploration, offers unexpected science as NASA eyes the moon for future astronaut missions. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…
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