Tag: heat shield

  • What will happen to the Moon Capsule after it is back?

    What will happen to the Moon Capsule after it is back?

    The Orion capsule will return to Earth in a few days after it successfully landed on the Moon on Wednesday. NASA has decided to keep the capsule in an air-to-surface area of the Pacific Ocean until conditions are right to send it back. “The next big test…is the heat shield,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson had…

  • The Artemis mission ends with a splashdown.

    The Artemis mission ends with a splashdown.

    NASA will test the heat shield of its Orion Spacecraft, which parachuted back to Earth from the Moon, for a second time. This time, it will be flying over the Pacific Ocean with Artemis II, NASA said. The capsule will be carrying two astronauts on a test mission, which is designed to evaluate the spacecraft’s…