SpaceX Has Reached the Moon, Just Not How Elon Musk Might Have Planned It

SpaceX drew attention after a Falcon 9 upper stage launched in January 2025 crashed into the Moon at about 5,400 mph, leaving a roughly 60-foot crater near the Einstein and Bell craters. NASA said the unplanned impact was caused by solar activity and gravitational forces and posed no danger to Earth. The article also notes SpaceX held its first-ever earnings call since going public, reporting Q2 revenue of $7.81 billion, up 92% year over year and above estimates of $6.93 billion, while posting a 9-cent EPS loss versus expectations for a 23-cent loss. Management reiterated aggressive long-term growth goals, including annual revenue of $1 trillion by decade-end, and highlighted SpaceX’s role in NASA’s Artemis program and future Mars ambitions. The stock/IPO context and lunar incident together reinforce SpaceX’s high-profile, speculative growth narrative, with investors likely focusing more on earnings momentum and strategic importance than the accident itself.