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After Starliner, NASA has another big human spaceflight decision to make

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73% Informative

Orion spacecraft's heat shield cracked and chipped away during reentry into Earth 's atmosphere.

The heat shield protects Orion 's crew during its return to Earth .

Engineers found more than 100 locations where the stresses of reentry damaged the heat shield.

An independent review team has concluded its analysis of NASA 's work.

A final decision will then be made by NASA 's senior leadership.

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English

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