Airbus ships fourth European Service Module for Artemis IV
Germany, Nov. 11 -- The fourth European Service Module (ESM-4) is ready to leave Airbus' facilities in Bremen, Germany, and be shipped to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. On arrival it will be tested and integrated with the Orion Crew Module ready for the next stage of NASA's Artemis programme.Built by Airbus under contract to the European Space Agency (ESA), ESM-4 will be a vital part of the Artemis IV mission which envisages astronauts going to live and work in humanity's first lunar space station, Gateway, which will enable new opportunities for science and preparation for human missions to Mars. The ESM modules provide engines, power, thermal control, and supply astronauts with water and oxygen. The ESM is installed undernea...
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