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NASA Tests Heat Shield Technologies

Updated 2026-10-09 17:25 UTC 1 source Neutral

NASA is testing heat shields for future missions to the Moon and Mars by using a Northrop Grumman cargo resupply mission. The technology aims to ensure astronaut safety.

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NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an unusual way: by taking out the trash. When Northrop Grumman 24th cargo resupply mission for NASA undocked from the International Space Station, it carried a fleet of 12 small, experimen
2026-10-09 16:59 UTC
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