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 ...
NASA Is Being Weirdly Secretive About What’s Wrong With Orion’s Heat Shield
Engineers have identified the issue with the Orion spacecraft's heat shield, but NASA isn’t revealing the details yet.
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NASA Has Identified the Cause of Orion's Heat Shield Problem—But It's Keeping It Under Wraps
According to Hawkins and Glaze, NASA expects to share more information about Orion's heat shield issue before the end of the ...
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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.
Epic Time-Lapse Of Artemis 1's Orion Spacecraft Capturing Earth and Moon
The Earth and moon are within view of NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft. The Earth is over 260,000 miles away (418,000 km) in ...
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Artemis 2 astronauts train for emergencies with Orion spacecraft ahead of 2025 moon launch (photos)
The Artemis 2 astronauts are NASA commander Reid Wiseman, NASA pilot Victor Glover (who will become the first Black person to ...
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NASA Finds Root Cause Of Orion Heat Shield Charring
Among the issues uncovered by the Nov. 16-Dec. 11 Artemis I flight test was unanticipated charring of the Orion capsule’s ...
NASA telescopes discover brown dwarf protoplanetary disks in the Orion Nebula
Newborn stars are surrounded by disks of gas and dust within which planets are born, known as protoplanetary disks. In the ...
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Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks tomorrow: Check NASA's viewing tips
This year's viewing conditions were more favorable for the Southern Taurids with just 15% illumination at its peak. But for ...
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NASA finds, but does not disclose, root cause of Orion heat shield erosion
NASA has determined why the Orion heat shield lost more material than expected on the Artemis 1 mission but won’t disclose details until after it completes more tests.
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NASA Keeping Issue With Moon Rocket a Secret
In late 2022, NASA launched its uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back as part of its Artemis I mission, setting ...
NASA’s monthly skywatching tips include a rare lunar occultation
NASA has just released its monthly tips for what to look out ... in the night in November — along with the bright stars of ...