heat shield

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The Orion spacecraft’s heat shield will be tested in an intense re-entry to the Earth’s atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"We have high confidence in the system and the heat shield and the parachutes and the recovery systems we put together," Kshatriya said.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

That will set up the capsule to dive into the Earth’s atmosphere, putting to the test a heat shield designed to protect the ship and astronauts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

After splashdown, a separate Armstrong Flight Research Center team will collect a fortified sensor affixed to the exterior of the capsule that is designed to study the heat shield up close.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

This was caused by little pieces of our heat shield burning up and coming off, as it was supposed to do, to protect us from the searing frictional heat.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins