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’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 ...

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 ...