shields

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After the first uncrewed test flight, Artemis I, engineers found that chunks of the heat shield's coating had cracked and broken away during a two‑stage "skip" re‑entry manoeuvre.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The shield’s heat-reflecting membranes are so delicate, that extra special care and engineering were needed in order to extend the layers outward in space and pull them taut without ripping.

From The Verge • Dec. 28, 2021

“It will be a day of high emotion and thanksgiving,” Gov. Brian Vallo of Acoma Pueblo said ahead of the shield’s expected return to his tribe.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2019

At the shield’s base bloom wintersweet from Kensington palace, and golden poppies, California’s state flower.

From Slate • May 26, 2018

“Four is stable. Concussed, I’d guess. But otherwise okay. His shield’s off, though, so I stuffed him in the bushes.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer