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Rigorous Analysis Confirms NASA’s Artemis II Heat Shield Performance

Rigorous Analysis Confirms NASA’s Artemis II Heat Shield Performance

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NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface. Additional engineering data analysis of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield confirmed initial data showing the heat shield performed as expected. In particular, NASA measured whether the thermal protection […]

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