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Artemis II to put new reentry plan to the test after heat shield crack
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Artemis II to put new reentry plan to the test after heat shield crack

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When Artemis II reenters earth's atmosphere, NASA will test out a new trajectory, calculated after the heat shield for its moon rocket was damaged during a test mission.

The Artemis II astronauts are scheduled to return Friday from their trip to the moon. When they do, they will slam into Earth’s atmosphere at over 32 times the speed of sound — and will do so using a reentry technique that has yet to be tested in rea... [5307 chars]

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Source: Los Angeles Times

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