May 19, 2025 · The Orion crew transport vehicle’s European Service Module (ESM) is the spacecraft’s powerhouse, supplying it with electricity, propulsion, thermal control, air, and …

The European Service Module (ESM) is the service module component of the Orion spacecraft, serving as its primary power and propulsion component until it is discarded at the end of each …

Apr 24, 2024 · The Orion European Service Module is the spacecraft’s powerhouse, supplying it with electricity, propulsion, thermal control, air, and water in space. For the first time, NASA …

Oct 26, 2021 · Connected to the base of the crew module, Orion’s European Service Module provides propulsion, thermal control, electrical power generated by solar arrays, and life …

After feasibility studies from 2011 to 2012, the 2012 ESA Ministerial Council in Naples, Italy, gave the green light for Europe to provide a first European Service Module of NASA’s Orion as an in …

Under a European Space Agency (ESA) contract, Airbus is responsible for building the European Service Module (ESM), which both propels and manoeuvres the Orion spacecraft and …

Jun 15, 2023 · Yesterday, ESA formally gave possession of the second European Service Module to NASA for the Artemis II mission that will see four astronauts circle our Moon and return to …

Mar 11, 2022 · The first complete European Service Module was shipped to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 2018 and is now atop the rocket that will launch it around the Moon for …

Sep 14, 2023 · The European Service Module structure provides rigidity to the Orion spacecraft and absorbs the vibrations and energy from launch while protecting the hardware from …

Orion is currently being prepared for its first voyage with this propulsion and supply unit – the so-called European Service Module (ESM) – at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Orion …