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NASA G-III Captures Heat Shield Data for Artemis II Mission
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NASA G-III Captures Heat Shield Data for Artemis II Mission

Scott Erickson, left, a quality assurance inspector, and Manny Rodriguez, Gulfstream G-III aircraft crew chief, remove window coverings from the aircraft on Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The G-III will join other NASA aircraft to capture imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield during Artemis II reentry. The mission is part of NASA’s Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI) project, based at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

Date
2026-03-27
Photographer / author
NASA/Ryan Kline
Collection
AFRC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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