![NASA's Orion Heat Shield: Old Materials, Applied With New Methods | Air & Space Magazine| Smithsonian Magazine NASA's Orion Heat Shield: Old Materials, Applied With New Methods | Air & Space Magazine| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/5eG8rh9mkbFDrnpcmBh8bjo446c=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/a0/ba/a0babc09-f9f6-4db1-919d-4450ddff8a59/orionreentry_live.jpg)
NASA's Orion Heat Shield: Old Materials, Applied With New Methods | Air & Space Magazine| Smithsonian Magazine
![Orion Spacecraft on X: "Orion heat shield takes shape @NASA_Kennedy Space Center. Avcoat tile blocks are prefitted to the heat shield. https://t.co/F8Lu2H7UVG" / X Orion Spacecraft on X: "Orion heat shield takes shape @NASA_Kennedy Space Center. Avcoat tile blocks are prefitted to the heat shield. https://t.co/F8Lu2H7UVG" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvuNVRuW8AQh1l1.jpg)
Orion Spacecraft on X: "Orion heat shield takes shape @NASA_Kennedy Space Center. Avcoat tile blocks are prefitted to the heat shield. https://t.co/F8Lu2H7UVG" / X
Orion Spacecraft on X: "The heat shield ensuring the safe return of the #Artemis II crew is installed on Orion! Up next, the spacecraft will be outfitted with some of its external
![World's Largest Heat Shield Attached to NASA's Orion Crew Capsule for Crucial Fall 2014 Test Flight - Universe Today World's Largest Heat Shield Attached to NASA's Orion Crew Capsule for Crucial Fall 2014 Test Flight - Universe Today](https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Orion-heat-shield-2a.jpg)