A cracked heat shield rattled NASA after Artemis I. Now, Artemis II will put the fix to the test

2026-04-09 10:00 • ;Noah Haggerty

When Artemis II reenters earth's atmosphere, NASA will test out a new trajectory, calculated after the heat shield for its moon rocket was damaged during a test mission.

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