The reflective chrome bulging circular disk that is Orion's heat shield hangs below a circular scaffolding. White panels circle the edge of the heat shield where it attaches to the Orion capsule.

SpaceX removed about 72 tiles in 18 key locations for Starship Flight 11 and there was no catastrophic failure. This could ...

NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Baja California. Photo: NASA Nearly a year after an uncrewed Orion splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, NASA anticipates it still needs a few more ...

NASA's crewed Artemis II mission to the moon has been delayed from September 2025 to April 2026. NASA officials announced the delay at a news conference on Thursday, also noting that the Artemis III ...