Heat shield safety concerns raise stakes for Nasa’s Artemis II Moon mission

Based on the lessons from Artemis I, Nasa has adopted a number of measures to protect the crew of Artemis II. For the first ...
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Different atmospheres affect heat shields differently, study shows

Heat shields keep incoming spacecraft from burning up in planetary atmospheres. Now we're learning that different atmospheres ...
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Study: Venus and Titan atmospheres erode spacecraft heat shields differently

Aerospace engineers at the University of Illinois have published new findings showing that nitrogen-rich atmospheres, like ...
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Artemis II Is Shooting for the Moon Next Week: All the Details About NASA's Historic Mission

Are you ready for a bona fide moon shot? The upcoming Artemis II mission is one of the most exciting space excursions in recent memory. It'll be the first time humans have flown to the moon since ...