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106 NASA Confident, But Some Critics Wonder if Its Orion Spacecraft is Safe to Fly

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 01/24/2026 13:34 EDT

NASA Confident, But Some Critics Wonder if Its Orion Spacecraft is Safe to Fly

"NASA remains confident it has a handle on the problem and the vehicle can bring the crew home safely," reports CNN.

But "When four astronauts begin a historic trip around the moon as soon as February 6, they'll climb aboard NASA's 16.5-foot-wide Orion spacecraft with the understanding that it has a known flaw — one that has some experts urging the space agency not to fly the mission with humans on board..."

The issue relates to a special coating applied to the bottom part of the spacecraft, called the

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