How NASA is dealing with the Artemis II heat shield problem

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 ...

NASA’s Artemis II moon mission engulfed by debate over its controversial heat shield

As NASA ramps up the preparation to send four people on a trip around the moon and back, a debate is raging among experts and former astronauts over whether the mission’s spacecraft is as safe as the ...
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NASA scrambles as Orion’s heat shield glitch forces a total reentry rethink

NASA’s return to crewed lunar flight is now hinging on a slab of material at the bottom of Orion that did not behave the way ...
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Orion will haul astronauts past the moon despite risky heat-shield flaw

Astronauts are about to ride Orion past the Moon in a capsule that NASA knows has a heat-shield flaw, a tension that defines the next chapter of human spaceflight. The agency is pressing ahead with ...

NASA will fly Artemis II with the same Orion heat shield that cracked on its last mission

The Artemis II crew comprises NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency ...
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This Origami-Like Heat Shield Could Lead to Reusable Satellites

Bringing a spacecraft back to Earth means dealing with the intense heat of reentry. Heat shields can protect a vehicle from high temperatures, but the shield is destroyed in the process. The ESA is ...