NASA completed additional analysis of engineering data obtained during the Artemis II mission, in which four astronauts orbited the Moon and safely returned to Earth. The results confirmed initial conclusions that the Orion spacecraft's heat shield withstood loads at all flight stages as expected by engineers. Specialists paid particular attention to verifying how effectively the thermal protection system handled extreme temperatures during Earth atmospheric reentry after returning from the Moon. The atmospheric entry velocity for such missions is significantly higher than for flights from low Earth orbit, which creates increased stress on the heat shield. The Artemis II mission was the first crewed flight under the Artemis program and an important step toward subsequent missions, including landing astronauts on the lunar surface. Confirmation of the heat shield's reliability is critical to the program's continued development, as this system ensures crew safety during return to Earth after flights to the Moon and, in the future, to Mars. NASA engineers will continue to use the obtained data to improve the Orion design and prepare subsequent Artemis program missions, aimed at establishing a sustainable human presence on the Moon.