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Heat shield’s deep-sea postscript: Artemis 2’s fiery relic photographed underwater

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Heat shield’s deep-sea postscript: Artemis 2’s fiery relic photographed underwater
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NASA’s Artemis 2 heat shield was photographed underwater after the Orion capsule’s splashdown off San Diego on April 10, 2026. The scorched tiles endured reentry temperatures near 5,000°F (about 2,800°C), and divers captured images of the heat shield as the capsule is prepared for return to Kennedy Space Center for further study ahead of Artemis 3.

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