For those who follow NASA’s human spaceflight program, when the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield cracked and chipped away during atmospheric reentry on the unpiloted Artemis I test flight in late 2022, ...
Two years ago next week, NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to wrap up what, at first glance, seemed to be a highly successful unpiloted test flight that made a return to the ...
Orion's selfie with Earth and the Moon. Credit: NASA NASA's Orion spacecraft might have successfully traveled to the Moon and back, but its equipment wasn't fully stable throughout the journey. Now, ...
NASA is sending some astronauts on a little trek out of Earth's orbit and around the moon, which is just the start of its current plans to send crewed missions back to the lunar surface. This is an ...
Following the first human journey around the moon in more than half a century, all eyes will be on the heat shield that will protect the crew as they return to Earth — a heat shield, which was damaged ...
As NASA prepares to send four astronauts around the Moon on Artemis II, a photograph of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield sparked a wave of online concern in early 2026. A visible spot on the capsule ...
As the Artemis II mission prepares to take off in March, a retired NASA engineer and astronaut has raised concerns about the Orion spacecraft's heat shield. The performance of the heat shield is ...
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