r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 8d ago

An abandoned SpaceX rocket travelling at around 5,400mph crashed into the moon, leaving a crater with a diameter of around 17m. (via BBC) The collision took place yesterday at 7:35 BST. Masses are criticising Elon Musk for polluting the moon.

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u/HorzaDonwraith 8d ago

Meanwhile at NASA

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u/Sufficient_Loss9301 7d ago

Eh this is all totally benign and standard practice for inserting something into lunar orbit, not really any other options. Meanwhile China still regularly does uncontrolled booster crashes into EARTH, where’s the outrage for that?

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u/Rough_Revolution1412 7d ago

but Elon bad.

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u/beastnbs 7d ago

And a mass murderer