Those images don't look good, but I don't know how bad it really is. It sounds like they are planning a steeper reentry, high peak heat loads (and g loads probably), less heat soak time. I don't know how good their models are for that.
I'm surprised that risk-averse NASA is willing to risk this on a crewed flight without another unmanned mission, but Artemis launches are so insanely expensive that they probably have no choice from a program point of view.
I'd really like to see another manned moon landing before I die, but doubt Artemis will succeed at that.
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