26 October 2018
Orion's service module ready to be shipped from Europe
... left to do to get the mission space-ready. Meanwhile, back in Bremen, work is already underway by ESA on the second European Service Module that will keep astronauts alive and well for Orion’s Exploration Mission-2 (EM-2). Orion...
04 February 2021
Three more service modules for Artemis to be built in Europe
... is a strong and reliable partner in NASA’s Artemis missions and the Orion European Service Module represents a crucial contribution to this.” European Service Modules are cylinders measuring 4 m in diameter and height. They have four solar arrays...
February 2020
Europe’s role in space standardisation
... exploration. ESA is a valued partner worldwide. We are developing, with NASA and European industry, the European Service Module for the Artemis missions to the Moon; the module will deliver propulsion and life support for four astronauts aboard the...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
... include the Columbus Laboratory, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) and the European Service Module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft. More than 40 per cent of European ISS experiments come from German research institutions The 24/7 operation of the...
15 June 2022
NASA counts on ESA cooperation for lunar exploration
... “counting on cooperation with ESA” to propel exploration of the Moon through the Artemis programme. “The European Service Module is the powerhouse of the Orion spacecraft, providing our astronauts with in-space manoeuvring capabilities, life support...
18 June 2018
ESA Council backs Lunar gateway venture
... exploration missions supporting the objectives of the European scientific community. The Participating States in the...the Moon and Mars. ESA is also busy building a European Service Module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft - another project designed to take...
