NASA says Orion’s heat shield is good to go for Artemis II—but does it matter?
On top of that, the rocket's launch vehicle, NASA's heavy-lift Space Launch System, also performed near-flawlessly on its ...
After critics decry Orion heat shield decision, NASA reviewer says agency is correct
Within hours of NASA announcing its decision to fly the Artemis II mission aboard an Orion spacecraft with an unmodified heat ...
NASA Reveals Why Orion’s Heat Shield Cracked Under Pressure
NASA's investigation into the Artemis I Orion spacecraft's heat shield issue revealed that trapped gases within the Avcoat ...
NASA Pushes Back Artemis II & Artemis III Lunar Missions To 2026 & 2027 Over Heat Shield ...
NASA has confirmed it will push back its Artemis II and III missions following its investigation into the Orion crew ...
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NASA’s Artemis Program Hits Another Delay—And Looks to the Future
While contending with lingering hardware issues for its crewed lunar plans, the U.S. space agency projects confidence and ...
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NASA Completes Artemis I Heat Shield Investigation, Delays Artemis II and III
NASA says it will continue with the same heat shield setup for Artemis II, which will include a crew without a lunar landing.
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NASA finds Orion heatshield cracks won't cook Artemis II crew
On Thursday, the aerospace org announced that it concluded that if the module changes its re-entry method, the spacecraft ...
NASA delays next 2 Artemis moon missions to address heat shield, other issues
Heat shield damage seen during the first Artemis test flight is now understood, NASA says, but more time is needed to ...
US, China in race to return humans back to the Moon
Issues found on the Orion spacecraft have caused NASA to delay launch time periods for the Artemis II and Artemis III ...
NASA Shares Orion Heat Shield Findings, Updates Artemis Moon Missions
Through the Artemis campaign, NASA will land the next American astronauts and first international astronaut on the South Pole region of the Moon. On ...
NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission Delayed Once Again
The launch of the Artemis II mission has been pushed to April 2026 after an investigation into the Orion spacecraft's heat shield.
NASA’s Return to the Moon: Well, There’s Good News and Bad News
NASA addressed doubts about the Artemis program and Orion's heat shield at a press conference held earlier today, sharing ...