Space Quote: Ongoing Questions about the Orion’s Heat Shield

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Credit: Taken from a 2024 NASA Office of the Inspector General report – NASA’s Readiness for the Artemis II
Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit (IG-24-011)

“What they’re talking about doing is crazy…We could have solved this problem way back when…Instead, they keep kicking the can down the road.”

-Statement by former astronaut Charlie Camarda, who does not believe the upcoming Artemis II mission is safe for the astronauts given his concerns about the Orion’s heat shield, as quoted by CNN. The news story cites others who state that the Orion heat shield issue has been resolved and the mission is ready to go. The Artemis II mission is set to launch as early as February 6th.