As NASA prepares to send four astronauts around the Moon on Artemis II, a photograph of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Technicians inspect the heat shield on the Orion capsule after Artemis 1. The heat shield lost most charred material than expected, but NASA managers said it was not a safety issue. Credit: NASA/Skip ...

Update: The Artemis II crew splashed down to end its mission successfully on Friday, April 10. Follow the latest here. Within seconds, temperatures across its 16.5-foot-wide heat shield will climb to ...

When four astronauts begin a historic trip around the moon as soon as February 6, they’ll climb aboard NASA’s 16.5-foot-wide Orion spacecraft with the understanding that it has a known flaw — one that ...