The Orion capsule concluded its 25-day Artemis I mission in 2022 with a landing in the Pacific, revealing significant heat shield damage. NASA is now focused on enhancing heat shield designs for the upcoming manned missions to the Moon. In December 2022, off the coast of Baja California, sunlight glinted off the rippling sea as […]
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