On The 5th Of August A Spent SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Upper Stage Is Going To CRASH On The MOON AT 5,400MPH, Are You Going To Watch It?

[Static_In_The_Attic]

Impact Details
Date and Time: August 5, 2026, at 2:34 a. m. ET (6:34 UTC)
Location: Near the lunar Einstein Crater
Speed: 5,400 mph (about seven times the speed of sound)
Object Size/Weight: Weighs about 8,800 to 10,000 pounds (approx. 5 tons) from a January 2025 lunar mission [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Background and Science
Origin: The debris is the upper stage from a SpaceX launch in January 2025 that carried two lunar landers (Firefly’s Blue Ghost-1 and Japan's Resilience).

Safety: Scientists confirm the impact poses no danger to Earth or people

Observation: The collision may kick up a dust plume that could potentially be visible from Earth, offering researchers a unique high-speed lunar impact study opportunity

This is where you should look.

YES! I’m Going To Watch It Or I’ll Try To Watch It.

No! I’m Not Going To Watch It.

Who Cares It’s Only Space Junk!

[purplepoppy]

Why can't they do it earlier so people can watch? We'll all be in bed then


Hopefully we'll wake up.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

It’s out of their control & it has been drifting since January 2025. It failed to return to earth as they claim so off to the junk yard on the moon it goes.

[Sevenpointfive]

i guess i missed it but i wanted to see it. how was it?

[Static_In_The_Attic]

Area wide on & off cloud cover on my end & I couldn’t see anything.