Heat Shield Issue Is in the Way of NASA’s Next Moon Mission

Heat Shield Issue Is in the Way of NASA’s Next Moon Mission

Nearly a year after an uncrewed Orion splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, NASA anticipates it still needs a few more months to resolve a lingering issue with the capsule’s heat shield before a crew can ride on board. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon During a recent meeting, NASA officials revealed that …

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NASA is seeking help to crash the space station

NASA is seeking help to crash the space station

The International Space Station (ISS) is set to be decommissioned in 2031, at which point it will have spent three decades orbiting Earth. But NASA doesn’t want to leave the 356-feet-long (109 meters) facility drifting in orbit as it would add to the growing amount of hazardous space junk already in low-Earth orbit, and would …

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