NASA released a new image of the Artemis II heat shield, taken by U.S. Navy divers moments after the astronauts splashed down ...

After significant concerns with the heat shield after the Artemis II mission, the results from Artemis II are in. Early data ...

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

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

Underwater image of Orion's heat shield captured by US Navy divers after the Artemis II splashdown. | Credit: US Navy You ...

NASA’s Artemis II mission reveals a rare underwater view of the Orion capsule’s heat shield after splashdown, offering ...

Now that the Artemis II astronauts are safely home from their moon mission, NASA is investigating how well its spacecraft's ...

The heat shield will be transported to Huntsville, Alabama, where teams will extract samples and perform x-ray scans.

Ahead of returning to Earth on Friday, April 10, the astronauts sent touching messages to their families ...

Despite problems during the unpiloted Artemis I reentry, the Artemis II crew is confident their heat shield will protect them during a fiery descent to Earth.

After extensive testing, NASA concluded the problems had to do with gas within the coating, caused by the re-entry technique ...

The uncrewed Artemis I return in 2022 surprised engineers with more erosion than expected in the Avcoat ablative layer. That ...