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Artemis IV Orion Heat Shield Carrier
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Artemis IV Orion Heat Shield Carrier

NASA / KSC · 2024-12-15 · photograph (digital archive)

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The heat shield carrier for Orion’s Artemis IV mission is in view secured on a work stand in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Dec. 15, 2024. The carrier structure holds the thermal protection system heat shield securely to the Orion crew module while facing launch, reentry, and splashdown impact loads.

NASA Image and Video Library’s own description
Credit lineArtemis IV Orion Heat Shield Carrier. NASA/KSC, 2024-12-15. Public domain. ID: KSC-20241215-PH-RNS01_0012.

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