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NASA News ReleasesUnited States9 October 2026

NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies

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NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an unusual way: by taking out the trash. When Northrop Grumman 24th cargo resupply mission for NASA undocked from the International Space Station, it carried a fleet of 12 small, experimental capsules designed to […]
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