NASA craft to face heat-shield test on its first astronaut flight next year

The space agency aims to send four astronauts around the moon early next year—and bring them safely home through intense heat ...
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‘A new day has dawned’ | Orion returns to Earth to complete Artemis I mission

NASA chased down the Orion spacecraft after its record-breaking reentry into Earth’s atmosphere Sunday to conclude the Artemis I mission that lifted off from Kennedy Space Center more that three weeks ...
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Orion Will Attempt Reentry Approach Never Used By Spacecraft Designed For Humans

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NASA’s Orion spacecraft is about to face its final test—and it’s a big one

NASA's Artemis I mission is nearly complete, and so far Orion's daring flight far beyond the Moon has gone about as well as the space agency could hope. However, to get a passing grade, the mission ...
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Orion Will ‘Skip Like a Rock’ Across Earth’s Atmosphere During Upcoming Reentry

The Artemis 1 mission is coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean the hard part is over. The uncrewed Orion spacecraft, currently on its way home from the Moon, must still survive a harrowing reentry ...
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NASA’s crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis I − an aerospace expert on these critical spacecraft components

Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy officials on the deck scrutinized the sky in search of a ...
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Watch NASA’s Thrilling Video Of Its Orion Spacecraft Coming In Like A Fireball

NASA is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Orion spacecraft making a spectacular reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. The feat was part of the Artemis 1 mission that completed a 1.4 million-mile ...
Astronomy

OPINION: An aerospace expert on NASA’s Orion crew capsule heat shield issues during Artemis I

Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy officials on the deck scrutinized the sky in search of a ...
Space.com

NASA faces tough decisions on Orion capsule's heat shield for Artemis moon missions

NASA identified more than 100 locations where ablative thermal protective material was liberated during its speedy reentry. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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Report Finds NASA’s Orion Capsule Sustained Heat Shield Damage

Although NASA’s unmanned test flight of the Orion spacecraft in December 2022 was hailed as a triumph, the federal space agency found it had less to celebrate when they started examining the capsule, ...
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Thrilling NASA Video Shows What It's Like To Hurtle Through Earth's Atmosphere On Reentry

It has been a year since NASA's Orion spacecraft reentered the atmosphere after completing a 1.4 million-mile journey around the moon. To celebrate the completion of this historic mission, NASA has ...
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NASA to unveil Orion during ceremony

The first space-bound Orion capsule has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where technicians will turn it into a fully functioning spacecraft ahead of a test flight slated for 2014.