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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 ...
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, ...
WISH-TV

Artemis II’s return to Earth will test Orion’s biggest flaw: the heat shield

(CNN) — As four astronauts complete their historic trip around the moon in NASA’s 16.5-foot-wide Orion spacecraft, they’ll be testing a known flaw — one that had some experts urging the space agency ...
Ars Technica

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

“I’m not going to share right now. When it comes out, it’ll all come out together.” ...