The Brief Scientists are 100% sure a SpaceX rocket part crashed into the moon Wednesday, despite no one seeing the actual collision. Part of a SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday, a year after it started drifting off course. SpaceX rocket crashes into moonBy the numbers:The Falcon rocket’s upper stage, a cylinder more than 40 feet long, crashed into the moon at 5,400-mph. In 2022, a Chinese rocket unintentionally hit the moon following a lunar mission, and many more stray rocket pieces likely struck the moon in decades past without scientists’ knowledge. Bezos’ Blue Moon lander has yet to launch.