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Summary
SpaceX has not crashed a rocket into a Hollywood soundstage; recent reports involve a rocket fragment impacting the Moon, not any film studio. The Babylon Bee article is a satirical piece, not a factual news report.
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- Defunct SpaceX rocket crashes into the moon, kicks up dust
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- Starship test flights, from explosions to mock satellite deployments | Reuters
Starship's upper stage exploded in space minutes after lifting off from Texas, prompting the FAA to briefly halt flights at airports in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Orlando because of "space launch debris."
- Fake video of SpaceX moon collision circulates online | Fact Check
A mixture of said "solar activity and gravity forces" put the remaining object on a path toward the moon, Julianna Scheiman, director of NASA Science and Dragon Programs at SpaceX, at an August 3, 2026 news conference (archived here). Scientific observers had deemed the crash inevitable, but no assets in space are known to have captured video images as claimed on social media.
- Scientists warn about space debris after huge SpaceX rocket part thought to have hit Moon - BBC News
Part of a SpaceX rocket hurtling towards the Moon is thought to have made impact - here's why we're yet to see images · The Falcon 9 rocket was launched last year. Its 4,000kg upper section was shed in space, as planned, but deviated onto an accidental collision course with the lunar surface · Today's crash, which was due around 07:35 BST, means the Moon is now littered with roughly 3,000 human-made objects, writes our science correspondent
- SpaceX rocket thought to have crashed into the moon in unintentional collision | The moon | The Guardian
The object, the height of a five-storey ... towards the moon in January 2025. The rocket body was due to hit the moon about 6.35am BST, crashing into its surface at 5,400mph (8,690 km/h)....
- SpaceX scrubs attempt to launch its Starship megarocket as NASA deadline looms | CNN
SpaceX aborted its attempt to launch the 13th test flight of its Starship megarocket — the most powerful launch vehicle ever built — right before liftoff.
- A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It - The New York Times
Amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site. Most did not detect anything.
- SpaceX again loses its Starship rocket on test flight after explosion during previous attempt
“I think it’s pretty obvious we’re not going to continue the rest of the mission today,” SpaceX communications manager Dan Huot said on the company’s live webcast. Shortly after the accident, temporary ground stops were ordered at airports across Florida because of “space launch debris,” including at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Miami International Airport.
- List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches - Wikipedia
As of August 8, 2026, rockets from the Falcon 9 family have been launched 687 times, with 684 full mission successes, two mission failures during launch, one mission failure before launch, and one partial failure. Designed and operated by SpaceX, the Falcon 9 family includes the retired versions ...
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