Looming rocket impact forecasts trouble for future lunar exploration

Published March 2, 2022

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Scientific American quoted John Crassidis, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, in an article on the looming collision of space junk with the moon.

“This is not a big deal,” said Crassidis of the four-ton rocket expected to strike the moon on March 4. “Don’t worry, the moon’s still going to be there after.”

Read the story here.