Orion's Heat Shield Passes NASA's Review After Artemis II
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
NASA checked the Orion heat shield.
- A2
NASA checked the heat shield on the Orion spacecraft after the Artemis II mission.
- B1
Further engineering analysis by NASA has shown that the Orion spacecraft's heat shield worked as expected during Artemis II.
- B2
Additional engineering analysis by NASA confirmed that the heat shield on the Orion spacecraft performed as expected during Artemis II.
- C1
During atmospheric reentry, the Orion spacecraft faced outside temperatures above 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
- C2
Outside the Orion spacecraft, atmospheric reentry meant temperatures exceeding 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit and a peak speed of 39 times the speed of sound.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- analysis
- a careful study of something to understand it better
- shield
- a strong cover that protects something from damage or danger
- protective
- made to keep someone or something safe from harm
- layer
- a flat piece or sheet of material that covers a surface
- atmosphere
- the gases around the Earth or another planet
- internal
- on the inside of something
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA. Read the original for the full report.