NASA Finds Root Cause Of Orion Heat Shield Charring
Ensure the root cause of orion heat shield char liberation is well understood prior to launch of the artemis ii mission. Conduct analysis of orion separation bolts using updated models. Damage to the heat shield on the orion spacecraft flown on artemis 1, as depicted in a nasa office of inspector general report. Nasa oig huntsville, ala. — nasa has determined why the.
Nasa and lockheed martin originally intended for orion's heat shield to be monolithic, or installed as a. The only significant blemish on the test flight was a finding that charred chunks of the heat shield unexpectedly stripped away from the capsule during reentry as temperatures. Nasa has asked a panel of outside experts to review the agency's investigation into the unexpected loss of material from the heat shield of the orion spacecraft on a test. The harsh buzz of powered cutting tools reverberates in the close air of building 4705 at nasa’s marshall space flight center in huntsville, alabama, as a dozen or so.