The heat shield is made of a material called Avcoat that is supposed to melt away during re-entry, keeping the Orion crew capsule protected from intense temperatures. The heat shield is made of a ...

For NASA astronomers, engineers and mission managers, the most critical point of a trip to the moon is not the maneuver around the satellite but rather a much less moment: reentry. That final effort, ...

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NASA’s Artemis II mission blasted off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying four astronauts on a trip to the moon. Photo: Joe Skipper/Reuters The crew of NASA’s Artemis mission made it around the moon.

NASA says that people along the coast of San Diego County might hear a sonic boom Friday afternoon when the Orion capsule carrying the Artemis II crew re-enters the atmosphere, wrapping up its ...

On April 10, 2026, NASA’s Artemis 2 mission will see astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen re-enter Earth’s atmosphere at a record-breaking speed of 23,840 mph.

Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover (Left), Commander Reid Wiseman (Center), and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (Right) prepare for their journey around the far side of the Moon by configuring their ...

After successfully completing their mission to the Moon, the Artemis II crew is about to return to Earth. The four astronauts set a new record for how far humans have travelled from Earth, reaching a ...

A NASA satellite that spent more than a decade coursing through the Van Allen radiation belts encircling Earth is about to fall back into the atmosphere. Most of the spacecraft will burn up during ...

A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is set to reenter Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday evening after more than a decade in orbit, according to projections from the agency and U.S. Space Force. The spacecraft, Van ...

The Camden County Department of Corrections’ Reentry Release Center opened Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Camden. The space is staffed with peer specialists who can help connect people leaving jail to ...