The Orion capsule's heat shield had issues during the uncrewed Artemis 1 moon mission in late 2022. Here are the steps NASA ...

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – NASA has selected The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, Calif., and Textron Systems, Wilmington, Mass., to develop alternate heat shield materials for the Orion crew ...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (May 9, 2011) — With weight reduction an increasingly important goal for fuel economy improvement and emissions reduction, automotive parts maker Federal-Mogul Corp. has devised a ...

Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy officials on the deck scrutinized the sky in search of a ...

A capsule streaking through Earth’s atmosphere at extreme temperatures rarely makes headlines beyond the launch itself. Yet behind one recent reentry lies a technological shift that could redefine how ...

Two years ago next week, NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to wrap up what, at first glance, seemed to be a highly successful unpiloted test flight that made a return to the ...

Forget the basic backsplash—a tile heat shield is the smarter way to guard your kitchen walls in style. Here's how to install ...

Take note of the name ZircoFlex, because it will most likely, in our not-so-humble opinion, immediately become part of the lexicon and bag of tricks of every automotive, marine, aerospace and ...

HOUSTON — NASA has chosen the material for a heat shield that will protect a new generation of space explorers when they return from the moon. After extensive study, NASA has selected the Avcoat ...