SpaceX rocket set to crash into the moon at seven times the speed of sound — but the 5,400 mph impact is entirely expected, and might even prove useful for NASA
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An unplanned but anticipated lunar impact being treated as a science opportunity shows how messy commercial space operations are becoming part of the research fabric. If you operate in space-adjacent domains, assume more “incidental experiments” and design your data and partnership strategy to capitalize on them rather than just manage risk.
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