SpaceX rocket debris lunar impact trajectory

SpaceX rocket stage crashes into Moon, creating new crater

A SpaceX rocket exploded over the Caribbean, showering the Turks and Caicos with debris.

In February 2025, a SpaceX rocket exploded over the Caribbean. The blast resulted in debris showering the islands of the Turks and Caicos.

Following the explosion, the government of the Turks and Caicos faced uncertainty regarding the projected costs for cleaning up the debris and evaluating the resulting environmental impacts.

A SpaceX rocket upper stage was launched.

A SpaceX rocket upper stage, weighing 10,000 pounds, was launched in January 2025. The segment had previously been used to launch a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago.

Since its launch, the spent upper stage has been drifting through space and is reportedly on a collision course with the moon.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed five permissible ways to dispose of spent upper stages.

In 2023, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed five permissible ways to dispose of spent upper stages.

A Chinese rocket segment created a pair of craters on the lunar far side.

In 2022, a segment from a Chinese rocket created a pair of craters on the far side of the moon.

Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon

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