SpaceX found unexpected ‘erosion’ to its spaceship’s heat shield after its first NASA astronaut mission, so it revamped the system

SpaceX found unexpected ‘erosion’ to its spaceship’s heat shield after its first NASA astronaut mission, so it revamped the system

SpaceX discovered unexpected erosion on its Crew Dragon spaceship's heat shield after its first astronaut mission.

A SpaceX executive said the crew members “” NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley “” were never in danger.

But as a precaution, SpaceX has updated the heat shield ahead of its next crewed launch in October.

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SpaceX discovered unexpected damage to part of its Crew Dragon space capsule after the vessel carried its first astronauts this summer, officials said on Tuesday.

The Demo-2 mission flew NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station on May 30. The two men stayed there for two months, then weathered a fiery fall through Earth's atmosphere to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico on August 2.

But after