As NASA prepares to send four astronauts around the Moon on Artemis II, a photograph of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield sparked a wave of online concern in early 2026. A visible spot on the capsule ...

After Artemis 2 splashed down, the spaceflight community was quick to begin its own review of the heat shield based on photos ...

HOUSTON — NASA has chosen the material for a heat shield that will protect a new generation of space explorers when they return from the moon. After extensive study, NASA has selected the Avcoat ...

NASA released a new image of the Artemis II heat shield, taken by U.S. Navy divers moments after the astronauts splashed down ...

After extensive testing, NASA concluded the problems had to do with gas within the coating, caused by the re-entry technique ...

You all know what a heat shield is: a key component on a spacecraft, meant to protect it from the extreme temperatures of atmospheric re-entry. But did you know that NASA has invented a new type of ...

Scientists have developed a new material that could shield humans and critical technology from harmful radiation.

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 ...

The astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are preparing to launch into space on a trajectory that will make them the first humans to travel to the Moon in over half ...

Despite problems during the unpiloted Artemis I reentry, the Artemis II crew is confident their heat shield will protect them during a fiery descent to Earth.

Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy officials on the deck scrutinized the sky in search of a ...