NASA Craft to Face Heat-Shield Test on Its First Astronaut ...
1 day ago · The mission is a big moment for NASA, which will put a crew on its Orion ship for the first time. The flight will test the spacecraft’s heat shield, designed to protect the astronauts on …
NASA craft to face heat-shield test on its first ... - MSN
The space agency aims to send four astronauts around the moon early next year—and bring them safely home through intense heat.
NASA Craft To Face Heat-Shield Test on Its First Astronaut ...
NASA soon aims to pull off the kind of re-entry it last conducted more than 50 years ago: safely returning astronauts to Earth after they fly to the moon and back.
Testing NASA-Developed Heat Shield Made by U.S. Company
Jun 23, 2025 · FLIGHT SUMMARY With support from a Tipping Point award managed by NASA’s Flight Opportunities program, U.S.-based Varda Space Industries has manufactured a heat …
NASA Shares Orion Heat Shield Findings, Updates Artemis Moon ...
Dec 5, 2024 · Experts discussed results of NASA's investigation into its Orion spacecraft heat shield after it experienced an unexpected loss of charred material during re-entry of the …
NASA could be weeks away from its biggest test in decades
16 hours ago · The NASA Artemis II mission, set to lift off as soon as February, will mark the first time astronauts have aimed to venture beyond near-Earth orbit since 1972.
The heat shield on NASA’s Orion... - The Wall Street Journal ...
1 day ago · The heat shield on NASA’s Orion spacecraft will face a major test next year when the space agency sends four astronauts around the moon and back on the Artemis II mission.