Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown

Shortly after NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. In the months after, the agency measured whether the thermal protection system effectively safeguarded the crew and Orion systems as the spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere. This rigorous analysis confirmed that the […]

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Oct 16, 2026, 4:28 PM

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Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown
Shortly after NASA&#8217;s Artemis II mission splashed down on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. In the months after, the agency measured whether the thermal protection system effectively safeguarded the crew and Orion systems as the spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere. This rigorous analysis confirmed that the [&#8230;]
Categories: Artemis 2
Published (UTC): 2026-10-16T16:28:01.000Z
Original source: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/artemis-ii-heat-shield-after-splashdown/

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