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heat shield

NOUN
heat barrier
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Their return journey will test an upgraded heat shield during the capsule's fiery re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It also deployed its 22 mock satellites, including two that attempted to photograph the spacecraft's heat shield for analysis.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Later this summer, the heat shield will be transported to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Ahem, the next Artemis will have an improved heat shield.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

At the end of the second orbit, an indicator in the capsule suggested that the all-important heat shield was loose.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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