US EditionArtemis II astronauts praise their moonship’s performance, especially the heat shield
The crew said Orion’s heat shield performed as expected, though NASA will review data after a mission that sent humans farther from Earth than ever before.
- On Thursday, the Artemis crew praised their Orion capsule's heat shield for its reentry performance, with Commander Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover noting they "maybe saw two moments of a touch of char loss" during descent.
- Their Orion capsule, Integrity, parachuted into the Pacific Ocean last Friday to conclude the nearly 10-day lunar voyage, marking NASA's first lunar mission in over half a century since launching April 1.
- Addressing operational quirks, astronauts Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen shared lighter moments, with Koch joking that Earth beds felt "way too far" after sleeping in space, while the crew also discussed toilet ventilation issues.
- In their first public news conference since returning, the crew stated the lunar flyby positions NASA to better execute future moon landings, adding they are "feeling even more excited and just ready to take that on as an agency."
- NASA is preparing for Artemis III next year, focusing on practicing docking maneuvers with lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin, while future missions target a landing near the moon's south pole to build a sustainable lunar presence.
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Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship's performance, especially the heat shield
The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance are giving high marks to their moonship for its performance during reentry — especially the heat shield.
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