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Inside the Southern California effort to study NASA’s troubled moon-rocket heat shield
- NASA and DoD scientists will study Artemis II's heat shield during high-speed Earth reentry over Southern California.
- Four aircraft will chase the capsule while ground crews monitor its trajectory and speeds.
- Researchers in the planes will track the capsule with telescopes and sensors.
- An Armstrong Flight Research Center team will collect a fortified sensor after splashdown.
- The effort aims to provide real-world data on heat shield performance for future missions.
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