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NASA faces tough decisions on Orion capsule’s heat shield for Artemis moon mission

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NASA remains in an ongoing test mode to determine what’s behind the ablative thermal protective material that chipped away unexpectedly from the Artemis 1 Orion heat shield during its reentry into Earth’s atmosphere back on Dec. 11, 2022.

The Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 1 mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5-day mission.



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