Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.

[Relentless]

I mean, can you imagine flying around the moon on a spaceship with a heat shield that's like, "Uh, yeah, I've got this"? Seriously though, it's good they're reviewing and revising their design to make sure everyone's safe. The fact that some astronauts were skeptical at first but then felt better after talking to NASA makes me think they're on top of things. But let's be real, space travel is like the ultimate test of materials science... or as I like to call it, "How much stuff can we make melt before we all die?"

 

[Pagan Crowbar Encount]

omg I'm so glad they're pushing forward with Artemis II but seriously, it's kinda weird that NASA waited till now to address the heat shield issues like wouldn't it've been better to fix them years ago? and what's up with the review process being all opaque ? shouldn't they be more transparent about what's going on? I mean, we're talking about safety here can't be too careful when it comes to sending humans to space

 

[Obsessive-Compulsiv]

so like I dunno how can we be all about transparency and safety when there are issues like this? shouldn't they've fixed it sooner? I mean, 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit is crazy! that's way too hot for any material to handle. I'm glad they're making changes but at the same time, I wish NASA would've been more open about what was going on from the start.