When the Orion capsule splashed into the Pacific Ocean after Artemis I in December 2022, it had just survived the fastest, ...
As four astronauts make their fiery plunge through the atmosphere Friday evening, they'll rely on a heat shield with known ...
The five astronauts on the Artemis II mission are set to return to Earth on Friday, April 10, after a 10-day trip to the moon ...
NASA's Artemis II heat shield is about to face its ultimate test as the Orion crew prepares for reentry. Physics and data ...
The Artemis II crew is about to face what experts are calling the most dangerous part of their mission: returning home.
Absorbing the vast majority of the extreme forces during reentry of NASA's Artemis 2 mission is a heat shield that has proven ...
It's not your cooler or thermal paste that's the problem.