26K views · 1.6K reactions | ESA signed a contract with Airbus Space to build the third European Service Module for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft that will take the next astronauts to land on the Moon  https://esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Orion/Third_European_Service_Module_for_mission_to_land_astronauts_on_the_Moon #ForwardToTheMoon | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook

#HowWeMakeASpaceMission: the European Service Module for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft spreads its wings. This is a solar array wing deployment test after the transatlantic journey from Airbus Space in the Netherlands to NASA's Kennedy Space Center, See http://blogs.esa.int/orion/2019/03/29/final-pieces-arrive-to-complete-assembly-of-orion-spacecraft/ #ForwardToTheMoon | ESA - European Space Agency

With the first launch approaching, teams across Europe proudly look upon the #OrionESM service module, the ESA - European Space Agency contribution to NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #Artemis mission. In the coming days, learn how this key component of the Orion spacecraft was built. Episode 1 coming on 29th July! Stay tuned. More info on the Orion European Service Module here: https://www.airbus.com/en/OrionESM #Airbus #Space #NextSpace #SpaceMatters #SpaceIndustry #Explore

ESA's European Service Module will take NASA’s Orion Spacecraft farther from Earth than any human-rated vehicle has flown before. Here's the #Artemis I mission profile. Watch and join us on our journey, from Earth to the Moon... 👉https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2022/02/Artemis_I_European_Service_Module_perspective Airbus Space NASA Artemis Thales Alenia Space #ForwardToTheMoon | ESA - European Space Agency