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 mission.

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 water in space.

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 provides the …

Feb 9, 2026 · The European Service Module is built at Airbus’ facility in Bremen, Germany, before making a transatlantic journey to the United States for testing and integration with Orion’s crew module.

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 spacecraft will …

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 will use a …

The European Service Module is ESA’s contribution to NASA’s Orion spacecraft that will send astronauts to the Moon and beyond. It provides electricity, water, oxygen and nitrogen as well as …

Sep 16, 2025 · Last week, ESA officially handed over its third European Service Module to NASA. The module will power Orion on Artemis III, the mission set to return astronauts to the lunar surface for …

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-kind …

Nov 10, 2025 · With each European Service Module, Europe provides the essential power and life-support systems that make crewed missions to deep space possible. The delivery of ESA’s fourth …