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A errant SpaceX rocket booster is going to smash into the moon

Gail P Sherman
May 06, 2026
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On August 5, 2026, a SpaceX rocket booster is going to smash into the moon at 5400 miles an hour. Bill Gray, an astronomer who notes that although astronomy is his profession, he is reluctant to call himself a professional astronomer as he lacks a PhD, used his own software to pinpoint the time and location of the impact. The obj…

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