‘It’s reckless’: Ex-NASA staff raise alarm about Artemis II re-entry
by Kenneth Chang · Australian Financial ReviewKenneth Chang
Apr 10, 2026 – 10.09am
The Artemis II heat shield, NASA agrees, is flawed.
The heat shield is the critical layer at the bottom of a spacecraft that protects it – and the astronauts inside – from searing temperatures upon re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. If the shield fails, the underlying metallic structure could melt, rupture and disintegrate.
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