NASAs Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft with its European Service Module, arrive at Launch Pad 39B at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, on November 4, 2022. The Artemis I mission will be the first test of SLS, Orion, and the European Service Module. The European Service Modules are made from components supplied by over 20 business in ten European Space Agency (ESA) Member States and the United States. As the first European Service Module sits atop the SLS rocket on the launchpad, the second is just 8 km (5 miles) away, as it is currently being incorporated with the Orion team capsule for the first crewed mission– Artemis II. The Orion spacecraft with European Service Module will fly farther from Earth than any human-rated automobile has ever flown prior to.
NASAs Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft with its European Service Module, come to Launch Pad 39B at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, on November 4, 2022. The Artemis I mission will be the first test of SLS, Orion, and the European Service Module. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
The Artemis I mega Moon rocket is on the launch pad at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This effective Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is preparing to release the Orion spacecraft and its European Service Module. The first opportunity for launch is November 16 at 1:04 a.m. EST/local time (07:04 CET, 06:04 GMT).
Artemis I is the first mission in a large program to send astronauts around and on the Moon sustainably. This uncrewed first launch will see the Orion spacecraft travel to the Moon, get in an extended orbit around our satellite, and then go back to Earth. The Orion spacecraft is powered by the European-built module that provides electrical energy, propulsion, fuel, water, and air in addition to keeping the spacecraft operating at the right temperature level.
Artemis I objective summary. Orion is NASAs next spacecraft to send humans into area and belongs to the Artemis program. It is designed to send astronauts farther into area than ever before, beyond the Moon and to the lunar Gateway. Credit: ESA– K. Oldenburg
Artemis to the Moon
The European Service Modules are made from parts provided by over 20 business in ten European Space Agency (ESA) Member States and the United States. As the first European Service Module sits atop the SLS rocket on the launchpad, the second is just 8 km (5 miles) away, as it is presently being incorporated with the Orion team pill for the first crewed objective– Artemis II. The 4th and 3rd European Service Modules– that will power astronauts to a Moon landing– are in production in Bremen, Germany.
Contributions in Europe for the European Service Module that is powering the Artemis objectives around the Moon. Credit: ESA– K. Oldenburg
The Artemis program is a global venture to build an irreversible station around and on the Moon. Modules for the lunar Gateway are being built in the United States and Europe, with the first European module– International Habitat– in production in Turin, Italy, and set for launch on the 4th Artemis mission along with the Orion spacecraft.
The first Artemis launch this week is without humans, but 3 mannequins have been put in the spacecrafts seats to conduct scientific research study. Fitted with more than 5600 sensing units, 2 mannequins will determine the quantity of radiation astronauts could be exposed to in future missions with unprecedented accuracy. ESA is also consisting of active radiation dosimeters in the Crew Module to get more data on how radiation levels change on an objective to the Moon– building on the leadership established over years of radiation research on the International Space Station.
Logo design for the very first European Service Module (ESM) that is powering NASAs Orion spacecraft to send humans into space and the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Credit: ESA
Dates
With a November 16 launch, the three-week Artemis I objective would end on December 11 with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The European Service Module removes from the Orion Crew Module before splashdown and burns up harmlessly in the environment, its task complete after taking Orion to the Moon and back securely.
Backup Artemis I release dates include November 19. Enjoy the launch survive on ESA Web TV.
The Orion spacecraft with European Service Module will fly farther from Earth than any human-rated vehicle has actually ever flown prior to. This video gives an overview of the very first objective– without astronauts– for Artemis, focusing on ESAs European Service Module that powers the spacecraft. The total journey will take around 20 days, ending with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean without the European Service Module– it separates and burns up harmlessly in the environment.