This mission, Artemis I, was uncrewed. But NASA’s ultimate objective is to send humans to the Moon in 2026. So, NASA needed to make sure that any damage to the capsule– even its heat shield, which is ...
(Illustration of NASA’s Orion spacecraft re-entering Earth’s atmosphere.) Credit: NASA NASA’s investigation into the Artemis I Orion spacecraft’s heat shield issue revealed that trapped gases within ...
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the Orion spacecraft heat shield underwent extensive testing after the 2022 Artemis 1 flight around the Moon to understand the risks to astronauts. NASA Deputy ...
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the Orion spacecraft heat shield underwent extensive testing after the 2022 Artemis 1 flight around the Moon to understand the risks to astronauts. NASA Deputy ...