--- title: "Stunning Video Shows SpaceX Rocket Launching In Front of Full Moon" description: "A stunning new video captured by X shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasting past a gorgeous full Moon, a rare sight." date: "2022-10-11" modified: "2022-10-11" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/video-spacex-rocket-full-moon" categories: - "Astronomy" - "Moon" - "Space" - "SpaceX" tags: - "falcon 9" - "moon" - "SpaceX" - "the digest" --- # Stunning Video Shows SpaceX Rocket Launching In Front of Full Moon ![A stunning new video captured by X shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasting past a gorgeous full Moon, a rare sight.]() *\Image: ABC\* ## Rocket Ripples A stunning new video shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasting past a gorgeous full Moon, a rare sight that serves as a reminder of humanity's [next major destination](). The video, recently [shared by *ABC News*](), also perfectly demonstrates the sheer amount of energy and heat being expelled by the orbital rocket, distorting the videographer's view of the orange Moon in the form of small ripples. https://youtu.be/f_w-fygqlNA ## Special Delivery The footage, recorded last week not far from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, shows the rocket blast off from Florida's Space Coast to deliver a crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station. It's SpaceX and NASA's [fifth official crew rotation mission]() involving the space company's Crew Dragon capsule, which has become a formidable weapon of the United States in ending its reliance on Russian-built Soyuz rockets to deliver astronauts into orbit. In fact, despite a geopolitical crisis unfolding back on the ground, the mission [delivered Russian cosmonaut]() Anna Kikina to the station, in a bold reversal of the status quo. ## Destination: Moon The International Space Station's days [are numbered]() — but numerous countries, including Russia, China, and the US, have a new target in their sights: the Moon. NASA has developed its own in-house heavy launch platform, the [Space Launch System]() (SLS), alongside its Orion capsule and a lander, to get there. **In addition**, it's inked a deal with SpaceX to develop a [lunar variant of its Starship]() heavy launch platform. If all goes according to plan — a humongous "if," and we have every reason to [expect more delays]() — we could see a rocket blasting off towards the Moon [as soon as next month](). And if it does, we can't wait to see the resulting footage. **More on Moon rockets:** *[NASA Announces Plan to Fix Moon Rocket, and Maybe Launch It Eventually]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()