Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA’s Orion Trajectory Change Cut Heat-Shield Char-Loss Spots From 103 to Nine David WhitakerOctober 20, 2026October 20, 20260 NASA found nine areas of char loss on Orion’s heat shield after the crewed Artemis II mission, down from 103…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA Cuts Orion Heat-Shield Damage From 103 Spots to Nine on Artemis II David WhitakerOctober 19, 2026October 19, 20260 The difference between Orion’s last two heat shields is stark: 103 spots of char loss after the uncrewed Artemis I…