We often tend to look at spacecraft and imagine that if anything is to go wrong with a mission, it will be so during launch. But the reality is that re-entry is far more dangerous, as it exposes the ...

NASA on Wednesday defended the thermal tile system that has come under suspicion in the space shuttle Columbia disaster, saying it has worked well for many flights. The space agency was warned in a ...

Heat shield parts shed before orbiter disintegrated show "very unusual" deep scoring and pitting of surface Evidence continues to indicate that a breach in the thermal-protection system led to ...

NASA’s Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle has been designed to transport a crew of six to and from deep space, including an asteroid (≈2025) and Mars (≈2030). It comprises two modules: the Crew Module ...