Marketplace Tech · Friday, August 7, 2026
A discarded SpaceX rocket recently collided with the moon, an event that, while unintentional, highlights growing concerns about space debris. Joanna Stern noted that this incident adds to existing worries from the scientific community about the proliferation of 'space junk' from satellite launches like Starlink.
“One thing that also came up a few times on the call was the moon, specifically the idea of using rockets to build manufacturing on the moon.”
“One thing they didn't talk about was the discarded SpaceX rocket that collided with the moon this week.”
“There's been a lot of concern from the scientific community around space junk.”