NASA Safety Panel IDs Two Issues In Moon To Mars Artemis Mission

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—A NASA safety panel on Feb. 28 identified two issues—Orion heat shield charring and the function of Orion’s crew hatch in an emergency—that it is watching especially closely as the agency prepares for the Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon and back to Earth. In early January, NASA reset...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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