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NASA Says Artemis II Orion Heat Shield Performed as Expected After Splashdown

NASA now returns the capsule for lab testing to confirm the result.

New Video Shows Navy Welcoming Artemis II Crew After Safe Splashdown

Artemis II Crew Splashes Down Safely, Completing First Lunar Flyby in 50 Years

Artemis II Crew Heads for Pacific Splashdown Off California Tonight

Artemis II Crew Prepares for Friday Pacific Splashdown After Lunar Flyby

Artemis II Cleared for Tonight’s Launch Window to Send Four Astronauts Around the Moon

NASA Targets April 1 Launch for Artemis II After Flight Readiness ‘Go’

NASA Pushes Earliest Artemis II Launch to Feb. 8 as Florida Freeze Disrupts Countdown

Artemis II Nears Feb. 6 Launch Window as NASA Sets Early‑February Wet Dress Rehearsal

Artemis II Nears Key Rehearsal as SLS–Orion Stands at Pad for Possible Early‑February Launch

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Survives Record-Breaking Close Encounter With the Sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Achieves Historic Close Approach to the Sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Set for Record-Breaking Close Encounter With the Sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe to Make Historic Closest Approach to the Sun

NASA Delays Artemis Moon Landing to 2027 Following Heat Shield Concerns

NASA Faces Heat Shield Mystery Ahead of Artemis 2 Launch