The Artemis II heat shield, designed to protect astronauts from the intense heat of reentry, has been found to be faulty ahead of 25,000 mph reentry for the Artemis I Orion spacecraft. The heat shield was damaged during an uncrewed flight around the moon in 2022. NASA is confident that a tweak to the reentry path will mitigate these issues. The Artemis II mission has been successful so far, but concerns have been raised about the heat shield's design. For Artemis II, NASA has decided to keep the same heat shield as with Artemis I and to reduce stress on the heat. The reentry profile is being changed to reduce the potential for heat damage.