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Concerns about Artemis II's heat shield ahead of Friday's reentry have drawn attention back to Columbia's 2003 disintegration, the defining historical example of what can go wrong when a spacecraft fails during atmospheric reentry.
Heat shield concerns for Artemis II's Friday reentry have renewed focus on the dangers of spacecraft failure during atmospheric reentry.
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