shield

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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

The barrier would combine a system of locks with an electric shield to stun and repel the fish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

What remains is re-entry into Earth's atmosphere - the moment that caused so much anxiety after Artemis I, when unexpected heat shield damage triggered an investigation that delayed this mission by more than a year.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In this scenario, Starship would act as a protective shield and slow the spacecraft down as it enters the planet's atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s a commission—someone in Vinci wants the shield painted.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day