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Josh Dinner

Orion spacecraft gets its heat shield for Artemis 2 moon mission (photo)

The reflective chrome bulging circular disk that is Orion's heat shield hangs below a circular scaffolding. White panels circle the edge of the heat shield where it attaches to the Orion capsule. Three technicians in masks and white coats are concentrated on different tasks.

NASA is making headway in its preparations for the Artemis 2 mission, which will send astronauts on a mission around the moon. 

Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida have attached the heat shield to the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft.

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