NASA is treating Orion's heat shield problems as a secret

NASA Is Being Weirdly Secretive About What’s Wrong With Orion’s Heat Shield
Engineers have identified the issue with the Orion spacecraft's heat shield, but NASA isn’t revealing the details yet.
For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret
For those who follow NASA's human spaceflight program, when the Orion spacecraft's heat shield cracked and chipped away during atmospheric reentry on the unpiloted Artemis I test flight in late 2022, what caused it became a burning question.
NASA faces tough decisions on Orion capsule's heat shield for Artemis moon missions
NASA identified more than 100 locations where ablative thermal protective material was liberated during its speedy reentry.
NASA Has Identified the Cause of Orion's Heat Shield Problem—But It's Keeping It Under Wraps
NASA NASA's Orion spacecraft might have successfully traveled to the Moon and back, but its equipment wasn't fully stable throughout the journey. Now, after nearly two years, NASA finally knows why—but it's keeping the reason behind the error under wraps.
NASA finds, but does not disclose, root cause of Orion heat shield erosion
NASA has determined why the Orion heat shield lost more material than expected on the Artemis 1 mission but won’t disclose details until after it completes more tests.
NASA Finds Root Cause Of Orion Heat Shield Charring
Among the issues uncovered by the Nov. 16-Dec. 11 Artemis I flight test was unanticipated charring of the Orion capsule’s ablative Avcoat heat shield material. The 16.5-ft.-dia. shield was designed to protect the spacecraft during atmospheric reentry speeds of up to about 25,000 mph and temperatures of nearly 5,000F.
NASA provides an update on Artemis III moon mission
NASA’s first crewed mission around the moon in more than five decades. The agency’s SLS rocket will launch NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Kristina Koch along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a roughly 10-day mission aboard an Orion spacecraft.
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NASA identifies 9 possible landing spots for 2026 mission returning humans to the moon
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Charlottesville Catholic School receives NASA Moon Tree
A tree traveled more than 200,000 miles aboard the Orion Spacecraft and has now landed at Charlottesville Catholic School.
Artemis II astronauts put Orion's side hatch to the test
Artemis II NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy ...
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NASA narrows selection of Moon landing sites for Artemis astronauts
The U.S. space agency is focusing on nine areas near the lunar South Pole. This region is important for its diverse ...