Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
“The heat shield has to work.”
NASA Administrator Jason Isaacman warns there is no backup plan for the reentry of Artemis II. The mission relies on a single heat shield, which he acknowledges has limitations.
In the 1960s, NASA had plenty of backup hardware. But that’s not true today. So the heat shield has to work.
“The heat shield has to work.”
NASA Administrator Jason Isaacman warns there is no backup plan for the reentry of Artemis II. The mission relies on a single heat shield, which he acknowledges has limitations.
In the 1960s, NASA had plenty of backup hardware. But that’s not true today. So the heat shield has to work.
