{"id":519585,"date":"2026-08-04T19:04:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/spacex-rocket-debris-to-impact-the-moon-on-wednesday\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:04:46","slug":"spacex-rocket-debris-to-impact-the-moon-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/spacex-rocket-debris-to-impact-the-moon-on-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX rocket debris to impact the Moon on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Miami.- <\/strong>The remains of a SpaceX rocket will impact the lunar surface this Wednesday, according to estimates by independent astronomers, after the vehicle was sent into space in January 2025 for a mission that tested the landers of two private companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The impact will take place around 2:35 Eastern Time (6:35 GMT), when the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, weighing approximately five tons, accidentally crashes into the Moon at 8,690 kilometers per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collision will occur near the Einstein crater, according to experts, who predict it will form a cavity between 20 and 30 meters in diameter and launch lunar material up to 800 kilometers away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NASA reported this week that it is aware of the rocket’s trajectory and clarified that it is debris from a lunar mission by the U.S.-based Firefly Aerospace, headquartered in Texas, and Japan’s Ispace, which launched from Earth on January 15, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collision impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Julianna Scheiman, Director of NASA Science Programs and Dragon at SpaceX, explained that for low Earth orbit missions, it is most common for the rocket’s upper stage to burn up upon re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in the case of more distant missions “we need to perform a different maneuver to ensure that the second stage itself is safe, according to the relevant rules and regulations,” he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“What has happened is that, essentially, a combination of solar activity and gravitational forces have put it on a trajectory toward the Moon,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Although the Moon frequently receives meteorite impacts on its surface, collisions with artificial objects are much less common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, it will provide an opportunity for NASA and astronomers to deepen their understanding of the lunar surface, including how to protect astronauts or the infrastructure present on its soil in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NASA hopes to return humans to the Moon in 2028, a first step toward the colonization of the Earth’s satellite, which it hopes will serve as a stepping stone to other planets like Mars<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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