Navy Divers Capture Pristine Artemis II Heat Shield After Pacific Splashdown
TL;DR
US Navy divers captured an underwater image of Artemis II's heat shield after splashdown in the Pacific, showing significantly less damage than Artemis I and suggesting improved reentry performance; NASA will continue inspections to confirm durability for future crewed lunar missions.
- U.S. Navy Divers Reveal Rare Underwater Photo of Artemis’ Heat Shield, It Still in Perfect Condition The Daily Galaxy
- NASA on Track for Future Missions with Initial Artemis II Assessments NASA (.gov)
- Artemis II heat shield aced its blistering reentry, ghostly underwater photo reveals Yahoo
- NASA's Orion Spacecraft Has A Problem It Will Need To Solve Before Artemis III bgr.com
- Guess What This Creepy Underwater Thing Is That Was Photographed by US Navy Divers for NASA Futurism
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