This eerie image shows the heat shield following splashdown.

After Artemis 2 splashed down, the spaceflight community was quick to begin its own review of the heat shield based on photos released by NASA. One zoomed-in image that made the rounds on social media ...

IN LAW, JARED KUSHNER, EARLIER TODAY TO DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS. WE’RE GETTING NEW DETAILS ON A CRITICAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT HELPED RETURN THE ARTEMIS TWO ASTRONAUTS TO EARTH SAFELY. NASA IS NOW ...

"We leaned under and looked at the bottom of that thing, and for four humans just looking at the heat shield, it looked wonderful to us." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

By Joey Roulette COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 16 (Reuters) - The astronauts who flew around the moon and back in NASA's landmark Artemis II mission said their re-entry into Earth's atmosphere was ...

NASA had a tough decision to make after the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield came back with severe damage on the Artemis I mission: Stick with it at the possible risk of human lives, or replace it and ...

The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance gave high marks Thursday to their moonship, especially the heat shield, for its performance during reentry. In their first news conference ...