Shield Heating News Today

Capsule, but orion is bigger instead of carrying three astronauts, orion can carry three. a critical test of the new heat shield to ensure future astronauts survive re-entry its shield heating up to 5,000 degrees, half the temperature of the sun. the view looking out an orion window. >> this is the moment of truth for orion >> reporter: to bleed off speed, nasa skipped the spaceship off the atmosphere before dipping back in and slowing frfrom 1919,000 mileses per hour r to a gentle splashdown at...