Nebraska’s astronaut Clayton Anderson concerned about Artemis heat shield

Nebraska native and former astronaut Clayton Anderson is closely watching the Artemis II mission from his hometown of Ashland, but he has concerns about the Orion capsule’s upcoming re-entry and splashdown.

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Astronaut Clayton Anderson on Artemis II Re-Entry Risks

Anderson spent five months on the International Space Station in 2007 and two weeks on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 2010. He is now an aerospace engineering professor at Iowa State.

β€œI’m truly envious of what they’ve been able to do. Traveling 10 days, though, in a Volkswagen minibus would be a tough order for anybody,” he said…

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