Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean
By Chelsea Gohd
Published on April 28, 2026.
On April 10, NASA's Artemis 2 mission ended its 10-day journey around the moon and back, safely returning its astronaut crew home. The mission's Orion capsule splashed down off the coast of San Diego, with the crew removed from the capsule and its heat shield. This image shows the scorched tiles of the capsule, which was equipped with a heat shield to protect them. The capsule will be returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for further study.
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