Ars Technica

For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret

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, ...
Ars Technica

NASA says Orion’s heat shield is good to go for Artemis II—but does it matter?

Two years ago next week, NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to wrap up what, at first glance, seemed to be a highly successful unpiloted test flight that made a return to the ...
ExtremeTech

NASA Has Identified the Cause of Orion's Heat Shield Problem—But It's Keeping It Under Wraps

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, ...
BGR

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Has A Potentially Dangerous Flaw That Has Experts Worried

NASA is sending some astronauts on a little trek out of Earth's orbit and around the moon, which is just the start of its current plans to send crewed missions back to the lunar surface. This is an ...
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There’s an issue with the Artemis II heat shield, but NASA isn't worried. Here's why

The Artemis II astronauts are about to return from a record-setting trip around the moon, but is their Orion spacecraft's heat shield safe to bring them home? NASA and the astronauts say yes, but not ...
RealClearScience

NASA Is Treating Orion's Heat Shield Problems as a Secret

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, ...