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

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 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 Has Identified the Cause of Orion's Heat Shield Problem—But It's Keeping It Under Wraps
According to Hawkins and Glaze, NASA expects to share more information about Orion's heat shield issue before the end of the year. That means it could be another two months before the agency unveils its secret—but given that we've already waited two years, we suppose we can sit tight a little longer.
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.
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