Further study has shown that Orion's heat shield will be able to protect astronauts on the 10-day-long Artemis 2, she and others announced during the press conference; a new version doesn't need ...

most especially with the heat shield of the Orion spacecraft. It's a developmental mission, however, so the schedule is always subject to changes as the hardware matures. Artemis 2 will be the ...

This is the Artemis I mission, and if all had gone according ... including ensuring Orion's heat shield can withstand the high speed and heat conditions when returning through the Earth's ...

NASA and its partners are pressing to speed up the timeline for the Artemis II launch that will fly humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years as the program competes with Trump ...