# Errant SpaceX rocket stage set to smash into the moon at 5,400 mph, seven times the speed of sound — NASA and South Korean orbiters prepare to track 3-ton TNT impact

> The upper stage of a SpaceX rocket that delivered two lunar landers in early 2025 is set to come crashing down on the lunar surface several months after it ended its mission.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/space/errant-spacex-rocket-stage-set-to-smash-into-the-moon-at-5-400-mph-seven-times-the-speed-of-sound-nasa-and-south-korean-orbiters-prepare-to-track-3-ton-tnt-impact?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6f890a785f5bdbdeb63cb1)
- **Published:** 2026-08-02
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #surface
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a6f890a785f5bdbdeb63cb1

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