Rigorous analysis confirms NASA's Artemis II heat shield performance

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Add to Preferred Sources A postmission comparison of the Orion spacecraft heat shields from Artemis I (left) and Artemis II (right) is shown after removal from their crew modules. Both heat shields are seen rotated for inspection inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA NASA's Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the moon's surface.

Additional engineering data analysis of the Orion spacecraft's heat shield confirmed initial data showing the heat shield performed as expected.