Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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**Update — not a SpaceX rocket but actually a rocket booster from China's 2014 Chang'e 5-T1 mission, which launched on October 2014.
Out-of-control rocket will smash into the moon traveling at a blistering speed of 5,771 mph (9,288 km/h) on March 4, 2022. But we don't need to freak out! It's not like the movie "Moonfall." Learn more → livescience.com/spacex-rocket-to-hit-moon

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