# A Falcon 9 stage gouged a 60-foot crater into the Moon — and ULA finally has a new chief

Near Einstein Crater, a spent Falcon 9 upper stage slammed into the lunar surface and left behind a pit measuring about 60 feet wide and under 10 feet deep — and NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the evidence. Ordinarily a space debris item like this barely registers. This one became a sc

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| Published | 21 August 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/a-falcon-9-stage-gouged-a-60-foot-crater-into-the-moon-and-ula-finally-has-a-new-chief/