heat shield

Example Sentences

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Artemis I, an uncrewed flight, sent Orion around the moon three years ago, and it came back with damage to the heat shield.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

SpaceX upgraded the software and reworked the heat shield, improving the thermal tiles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2024

It will make a fireball in the sky as it does so, but a heat shield and parachutes will slow the descent and bring it into a gentle touchdown in Utah's West Desert.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

Last year’s test flight around the moon, with no one on board, resulted in unexpected charring and loss of material from the heat shield at the bottom of the capsule.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023

Once it lands here, they'll ditch the heat shield, all the life support stuff, and a bunch of empty fuel tanks.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir