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When an abandoned SpaceX rocket crashes into the Moon
An abandoned SpaceX rocket stage is expected to crash into the Moon on August 5, 2025, traveling at 8,700 kilometers per hour. Launched in January 2025, the rocket delivered two commercial lunar landers to the Moon before expending its fuel and becoming uncontrolled.
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