Orion’s heat shield issue is not the only reason why ... SpaceX’s Starship is the lunar module that will deliver its lunar lander but it has not hit the ground running. The first several ...

Orion's heat shield is coated in an outer layer of material ... assuming SpaceX's Starship lunar lander is ready in time. Nelson said Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of ...

Cracks in its heat shield that emerged after the ... for the trip down to the lunar surface. The lander will then carry them back up to Orion for the ride home. Why, despite all the technological ...

Once the technical issues with the Orion's heat shield are solved ... To reach the surface of the Moon, astronauts will use a lunar lander, connecting the natural satellite to the Gateway.