I can confirm this report - factorio doesn't crash, but it enters an infinite loop and becomes unresponsive. To reproduce:
- Launch the first rocket with a satellite in the inventory, destination 'Space'
- Do NOT research Luna Exploration. The moon surface is not generated, and 'N' does nothing.
- Launch a second rocket with a satellite in the inventory, destination 'Luna Surface'
Suggested fix: Do not provide 'Luna Surface' as a Destination in the silo settings drop-down box, until Luna Exploration is researched and the moon's surface is generated.
Can confirm, this is exactly how it happened to me too, you can reproduce it this way.
Thank you for telling me how to fix it with the research :)