TL;DR: NASA has completed its assessment of the cracked heatshield on the Orion module and determined that Artemis II astronauts will be safe without requiring a redesign. NASA has wrapped up a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An uncrewed Orion spacecraft successfully traveled thousands of miles beyond the moon and ...

The Orion Environmental Test Article inside the Thermal Vacuum Chamber in the Space Environments Complex at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. NASA/Quentin Schwinn NASA put ...

Credit: North American Rockwell The Orion capsule concluded its 25-day Artemis I mission in 2022 with a landing in the Pacific, revealing significant heat shield damage. NASA is now focused on ...

An uncrewed Orion spacecraft successfully traveled thousands of miles beyond the moon and back, demonstrating its ability to one day transport astronauts to lunar orbit — but there are a few more ...

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 ...

(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 will continue stacking its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket elements, which began in November, and prepare it for integration with Orion for Artemis II. Throughout the fall months ...

Credit: NASA/Quentin Schwinn An uncrewed Orion spacecraft successfully traveled thousands of miles beyond the moon and back, demonstrating its ability to one day transport astronauts to lunar ...

NASA's investigation into damage found on the heatshield of the Artemis Mission's Orion module two years ago has concluded that the technique used to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere meant gas became ...

The mission lasted just under four and a half hours and was a great success. The capsule remains on display at Kennedy Space Center. NASA finds Orion heatshield cracks won't cook Artemis II crew What ...

(AP produced by Javier Arciga) This Feb. 3, 2024 image provided by NASA shows the Orion spacecraft heat shield following the Artemis I test flight after it was was removed from the crew module inside ...