heat shield

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Testing of Orion's heat shield also continues, with individual heat shield blocks undergoing ultrasonic inspections before installation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The mission tested Orion's life-support and communication systems and gave engineers their first detailed look at how the heat shield performs on a lunar return.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The upper stage is to deploy a payload of 20 mock satellites and two "specially modified Starlink satellites" outfitted with cameras, which will analyze the spacecraft's heat shield.

From Barron's • May 21, 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