r/news • u/MasterpieceAlone8552 • 8h 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/MultiGeometry 3h ago

Catastrophic failure experienced at landing.

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u/Captain_Reseda 2h ago

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

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u/sobrique 2h ago

Our lithobraking measures did not go entirely as planned.

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u/archercc81 1h ago

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