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SpaceX plans a Falcon 9 upper-stage crash into the Moon in August—observer campaign gauges visibility

A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is scheduled to impact the Moon in August, prompting an “impact observer campaign” to assess whether the event will be visible from Earth. Experts say the key unknown is detectability, not the planned lunar impact itself.

Discovered 2026-06-25T09:27:10.725972-07:00 | 2026-06-25T09:27:10.725972-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The August planned lunar impact is a rare, time-bound, human-made “event on the Moon,” with a dedicated campaign focused on Earth-based observability and what that enables for future targeting, tracking, and science.
  • It adds to the operational cadence of Falcon 9 lunar-adjacent activity and tests how effectively the industry can coordinate to witness and characterize non-routine outcomes in cislunar operations.
  • For context on the broader lunar timeline backdrop, it lands as NASA advances Artemis milestones aimed at sustaining crewed lunar presence (see Artemis III SRB segments shipped to Kennedy as NASA readies SLS launch preparations for summer 2027).

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dailygalaxy.com Leonard David Space.com
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2026-06-25T09:27:10.725972-07:00
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2026-06-26T07:07:46.486798-07:00
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