NASA image shows crater on moon created by SpaceX rocket crash

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the August 5, 2026 impact site from 60 miles up after waiting six days for the spot to rotate into view.

Image: NASA Goddard/Intuitive Machines

NASA posted before-and-after images showing a crater dug by a Falcon 9 rocket hitting the Moon's surface on August 5, 2026. The Luna Reconnaissance Orbiter took the shots after the spectacular coda to the Firefly Blue Ghost mission.

To capture imagery of the impact, engineers tilted the spacecraft so its cameras woul…