The particular concern was with Orion’s heat shield, separation bolts, and power distribution, as during the reentry process for Artemis I, the capsule’s ablative heat shield wore away more ...

And there's two different types of heat shields. There are ones that don't damage when they come in. So think about like a space shuttle tile that can be reused. And then there are ablative heat ...

It delivered roughly one metric ton (MT) to the surface through the use of an ablative heat shield for aero-braking, supersonic parachutes, and retro-propulsion. This achieved the “softest” landing ...

The heat shield is designed to be ablative, meaning it will be worn down somewhat during re-entry, but the charring of the material was worse than expected and a report released earlier this year ...