The Orion heat shield used for the Artemis II mission held up perfectly, early photos and a NASA assessment reveal.

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

Moments after Artemis II splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, ending its 10-day journey to the ...

Questions over the suitability of Orion’s heat shield have been answered following Artemis II’s successful splashdown, with a ...

Social media users were quick to point out what looks like a large piece of missing material from the bottom of the spacecraft.

NASA had a tough decision to make after the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield came back with severe damage on the Artemis I ...

NASA has released an underwater photo of the Artemis II Orion spacecraft’s heat shield, showing it with significantly reduced charring compared to Artemis I. The shield protected astronauts during a ...

When you're whipping up a gourmet meal on your stove, you probably aren't thinking about what's happening behind it. The top high-output gas ranges generate a lot of thermal energy that directly hits ...

Rather than completely burning up when a spacecraft reenters Earth's atmosphere, its heat shield's outer surface is sacrificed to protect the rest of the vehicle. The carbon fibers decompose, ...