capsule

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He compared the difference between the ISS and the tiny Orion capsule as like going from a "six-bedroom house, like a mansion... to a camper van."

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The heat shield is made of a material called Avcoat that is supposed to melt away during re-entry, keeping the Orion crew capsule protected from intense temperatures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

A minute later, much larger chutes will deploy, slowing the capsule to about 17 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In the video, the Oxford band showed a visit they had made to Nasa headquarters at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida - during which the band sat in the Orion space capsule.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

As the rocket blasted from the launchpad and accelerated into the sky toward maximum velocity, the aerodynamic pressure on the capsule also increased to a point known as “max Q.”

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly