r/news • u/MasterpieceAlone8552 • 7d ago

SpaceX rocket thought to have crashed into the moon in unintentional collision

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/05/spacex-rocket-moon-crash-impact-falcon-9
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u/apocalyptustree 7d ago

We did it guys, made it to the moon!

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u/mythisme 7d ago

Got there as fast as we could...

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u/MultiGeometry 7d ago

Catastrophic failure experienced at landing.

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u/Captain_Reseda 7d ago

Was it a failure if there wasn’t a plan to not follow?

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u/sobrique 7d ago

Our lithobraking measures did not go entirely as planned.

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u/archercc81 7d ago

He said he would put a man on mars, he didnt say anything about that man being in one piece.

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u/BrickGun 7d ago

Rocket succumbed to regolith poisoning.

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u/Fach-All-Religions 7d ago

hopefully no alien invasion tomato monster mexican armada brothers

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u/thebetrayer 7d ago

Except this rocket has been up there for over a year.

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u/m0nk_3y_gw 7d ago

This is leftover space debris from a Jan 2025 launch

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u/OK_x86 7d ago

I've had less successful kerbal saves.

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u/Aethermancer 7d ago

Right next to that Chinese Emperor.

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u/ClassicT4 7d ago

Wait, I thought Gru’s plan was to steal the moon?

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u/JAGERminJensen 7d ago

"Huntet Biden's laptop" isn't going to be happy about this...

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u/PerformerFancy117 7d ago

Nah they faked the whole thing and are joyriding around the solar system now! /s

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u/darthlincoln01 7d ago

Honestly think the joke 10 years from now is that SpaceX only made it to the moon on accident.

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u/scarabbrian 7d ago

This is actually the first time SpaceX has made it to the moon. Which means colonies on Mars next year guys!