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NASA G-III Captures Heat Shield Data for Artemis II Mission
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Manny Rodriguez, Gulfstream G-III crew chief, completes flight control checks with the pilots on Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The G-III will join other NASA aircraft to capture imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield during Artemis II reentry. The mission is part of NASA’s Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI) project, based at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
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Credit lineNASA G-III Captures Heat Shield Data for Artemis II Mission. NASA/AFRC, 2026-03-27. Public domain. ID: AFRC2026-0062-14.
