SpaceX launches all-civilian crew into orbit
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 fragment entered a “chaotic orbit” after controllers failed to bring it into a reentry trajectory for break-up in the Earth’s atmosphere. However, the second stage section of the SpaceX rocket is now travelling through space at 6,000mph on a direct collision course with the moon. The second stage of the Falcon 9 is set to crash into the Moon at 12.15pm on March 4.
The fragment of the Falcon 9 is the size of a bus and it could cause a massive shockwave on impact, the impact crater could deface the moon.
A senior astronomer at America’s SETI Institute said people would see the impact as a “sudden burst” in the sky on March 4.
Speaking to The Sun, he added: “It would be terribly sad if this impact altered the famous ‘face’ which has stared down at this planet forever.”
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched in 2015.
The mission was planned to deploy a satellite into orbit around the Earth.
The satellite, called the DSCOVR climate observatory, was put into orbit a million miles from Earth.
David Rothery, professor of planetary geosciences at the Open University, pointed out Falcon 9 was not sterile and could contaminate the moon’s surface on collision.
Speaking to The Sun he said: “What we should worry about is contaminating the moon with living microbes.
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“It would not be right to put another ecosystem at risk by introducing organisms from Earth.”
The news comes after Mr Musk hit out at Joe Biden in a series of furious tweets.
The Tesla boss was furious after the White House snubbed the Tesla CEO from a top-level meeting on electric vehicles.
In a series of furious tweets, Mr Musk labelled the US president a “damp sock puppet in human form”.
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The SpaceX boss brought top automotive business leaders to the White House to speak about the future of electric vehicles.
The US President led the meeting with CEOs of General Motors and Ford to promote his ‘Build Back Better’ bill.
Mr Biden tweeted: “I meant it when I said the future was going to be made right here in America.
“Companies like GM and Ford are building more electric vehicles here at home than ever before.”
Express.co.uk contacted SpaceX about the out-of-control rocket fragment but have so far failed to reply.
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