WHNT

NASA: Orion capsule experienced several ‘anomalies’ during re-entry, splashdown

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WHNT) – After the Orion space capsule’s ...
Astronomy

OPINION: An aerospace expert on NASA’s Orion crew capsule heat shield issues during Artemis I

Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy officials on the deck scrutinized the sky in search of a ...

Moonbound Artemis II astronauts give Orion capsule a name

The four astronauts set to climb aboard the first Orion spacecraft to fly humans have already given it a name.
Aviation Week

Mission Managers Prep NASA’s Artemis I Orion For Re-entry

NASA’s Landing and Recovery Team practices bringing a mock Orion capsule into the well deck of the USS Portland (LPD 27) ahead of the Artemis I Orion splashdown slated for Dec. 11. Credit: NASA ...
Yahoo

‘A new day has dawned’ | Orion returns to Earth to complete Artemis I mission

NASA chased down the Orion spacecraft after its record-breaking reentry into Earth’s atmosphere Sunday to conclude the Artemis I mission that lifted off from Kennedy Space Center more that three weeks ...

NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration

After all the tests, NASA determined that Artemis II was safe to fly with its current heat shield, but NASA decided to use a ...
Houston Press

Report Finds NASA’s Orion Capsule Sustained Heat Shield Damage

Although NASA’s unmanned test flight of the Orion spacecraft in December 2022 was hailed as a triumph, the federal space agency found it had less to celebrate when they started examining the capsule, ...
HotHardware

Watch NASA’s Thrilling Video Of Its Orion Spacecraft Coming In Like A Fireball

NASA is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Orion spacecraft making a spectacular reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. The feat was part of the Artemis 1 mission that completed a 1.4 million-mile ...
SpaceNews

NASA preparing for Orion splashdown to conclude Artemis 1

NASA crews rehearsed plans to recover the Orion spacecraft at sea earlier this month. The Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft is scheduled to splash down Dec. 11 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja ...
Ars Technica

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is about to face its final test—and it’s a big one

NASA's Artemis I mission is nearly complete, and so far Orion's daring flight far beyond the Moon has gone about as well as the space agency could hope. However, to get a passing grade, the mission ...
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NASA's Orion crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis 1 − an aerospace expert weighs in (op-ed)

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Marcos Fernandexz Tous is a professor of aerospace ...