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NASA addresses Artemis II heat-shield concerns after Artemis I damage

When NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean in December 2022 after its uncrewed Artemis I flight, engineers ...
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After splashdown, NASA pushes back on heat shield concerns spreading online

NASA says a white area spotted on the spacecraft matches test results, countering online doubts about reentry.

Did the Artemis II spacecraft protect the crew well enough? NASA races to find out

Now that the Artemis II astronauts are safely home from their moon mission, NASA is investigating how well its spacecraft's ...

Why a flawed heat shield makes Artemis II's 13-minute return so risky

After a historic moon mission, the NASA astronauts are returning with a flawed heat shield. Here's why 13 minutes are so ...

Artemis II's last test: Will its heat shield work?

Excess charring on Artemis I's heat shield had NASA racing to understand what went wrong—and to ensure the technology was ...
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Artemis II’s return to Earth will test Orion’s biggest flaw: the heat shield

Concerns arise over NASA's Artemis II mission as a flawed heat shield design sparks debate on astronaut safety. Experts weigh ...

Space Scientists Wince as Astronauts’ Lives Depend on Artemis 2’s Controversial Heat Shield During Plunge Back to Earth

Absorbing the vast majority of the extreme forces during reentry of NASA's Artemis 2 mission is a heat shield that has proven ...

A cracked heat shield rattled NASA after Artemis I. Now, Artemis II will put the fix to the test

When Artemis II reenters earth's atmosphere, NASA will test out a new trajectory, calculated after the heat shield for its ...

Artemis II’s Heat Shield Has Known Flaws. If It Cracks While Astronauts Return to Earth, the Results Could Be Catastrophic

Ahead of returning to Earth on Friday, April 10, the astronauts sent touching messages to their families ...
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NASA is right to focus on ‘hardware rich’ approach following Artemis II heat shield gamble

Artemis II landed safely, but the real test comes next: whether NASA delivers the unsparing post-mission report the Orion ...

The riskiest moments of NASA's Artemis II mission may still be ahead

The astronauts on NASA's Artemis II moon mission are scheduled to land on Earth on Friday. But their re-entry is one of the ...

NASA official: The heat shield is what we looked at the hardest after Artemis I

NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya explains the significance of the heat shield in Artemis II’s splashdown on ‘The ...