Issues with the Orion spacecraft's heat shield on Artemis 1 have delayed the next mission, Artemis 2. So what happened?

The Artemis program is no stranger to delays, and it's not surprising there were some issues to address after Orion's first proper flight ... and determine a forward path, we’ve stayed true ...

We need to do this next test flight, and we need to do it right—and that’s how the Artemis campaign proceeds.” That said, agency officials are also thinking bigger about the program’s ...

Artemis II, a crewed flight that would circle the moon but not land, was moved to April 2026 from September 2025. The Artemis III mission, which would put humans on the lunar surface for the first ...

"We need to get this next test flight right. That's how the Artemis campaign succeeds ... heat shield phenomenon and determine a forward path, we've stayed true to NASA's core values; safety ...

NASA’s Artemis program, a follow-up to the Apollo ... but make changes to the reentry path at flight's end. To rip off and replace the heat shield would have meant at least a full year's delay ...

NASA’s Artemis program, a follow-up to the Apollo ... but make changes to the reentry path at flight's end. To rip off and replace the heat shield would have meant at least a full year's delay ...