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NASA's Artemis II mission — carrying four astronauts home from the Moon on April 10, 2026 — faces its most dangerous phase: reentry at nearly 25,000 mph through a heat shield with a known defect discovered after Artemis I. Rather than redesign the shield, NASA modified the reentry trajectory to work around the flaw, a decision backed by extensive ground testing but challenged by former astronaut Charles Camarda and NASA's own inspector general, who warned of potential crew loss.