Orion consists of two main parts: the US crew module, which is usually also referred to as Orion, and the European Service Module (ESM). The crew module resembles the shape of the Apollo spacecraft ...

The European spacecraft powering the Artemis Moon missions could one day peel off for its own adventure after bringing astronauts back to Earth.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a look up at the main rocket engine for the european service module 2, which will support nasa's artemis 2 moon mission The next ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a further contract with Airbus for the construction of three more European Service Modules (ESM) for Orion, the American crewed spacecraft for the Artemis ...

Airbus prepared the Orion ESM-3 for shipment to the U.S. Credit: Airbus Airbus is dispatching the third European Service Module (ESM-3) to the U.S. for eventual use on NASA’s mission to return humans ...

Airbus says it is shipping the fourth European Service Module (ESM-4) to the U.S. to support a future Artemis IV mission despite uncertainty over that endeavor. ESM-4 has completed integration at ...

In about two years' time humanity will return to the surface of the Moon, as NASA will begin the Artemis III mission. That may seem like way into the future, and for most things, it is. But when when ...

Splashdown! The Artemis II Orion crew is back on Earth. They touched down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, at 01:07 BST (02:07 CEST) this morning, using the parachute ...

The European Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Artemis II mission is lifted by crane and moved along the center aisle of the high bay inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at ...

On its way to and from visiting the Moon, the 33 engines of the ESA’s European Service Module are keeping Orion on track, as ...