Upper stage impacting the moon on 2026 August 5
- List of changes to this page (most recent 2026 July 17) Copyright info On 2026 August 5, within a few minutes of 06:35 UTC, an upper stage (section) of a rocket used for a lunar mission will hit the moon.
- This may be of some (probably minor) scientific interest, and we may learn some things from it.
- It doesn't present any danger to anyone, though it does highlight a certain carelessness about how leftover space hardware (space junk) is disposed of.
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- List of changes to this page (most recent 2026 July 17) Copyright info On 2026 August 5, within a few minutes of 06:35 UTC, an upper stage (section) of a rocket used for a lunar mission will hit the moon.
- This may be of some (probably minor) scientific interest, and we may learn some things from it.
- It doesn't present any danger to anyone, though it does highlight a certain carelessness about how leftover space hardware (space junk) is disposed of.
Sources: Projectpluto