International partnership / Orion / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities ...

22 Dec 2015 ... The precursor to the Orion service module was Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle that supplied vital equipment and systems to the ...

History / Orion / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities / ESA

12 Jan 2016 ... Orion's service module has evolved out of ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle ( ATV) that serviced the International Space Station five times ...

Temperature control / Orion / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities / ESA

30 Nov 2015 ... The Orion spacecraft must control its temperature to keep the astronauts comfortable and its equipment operating. Electronics and other ...

Fledgling stars flicker in the heart of Orion / Herschel / Space ...

Fledgling stars flicker in the heart of Orion. Baby stars in Orion Nebula. 29 February 2012. Astronomers using ESA's Herschel and NASA's Spitzer space ...

Space in Images - 2016 - 04 - Testing Orion's European Structural

29 Apr 2016 ... The first European hardware to arrive at NASA for Orion is the European Service Module structural test article. This test version of the service ...

Structural / Orion / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities / ESA

30 Nov 2015 ... The European Service Module provides structural rigidity to the Orion spacecraft much like the chassis of a car. It absorbs the vibrations and ...

Power / Orion / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities / ESA

30 Nov 2015 ... Electrical power (120 V) for Orion provided by four wings; Wing length: 7375 mm, made of three panels 2130 x 1920 mm; Total power output ...

Space in Images - 2016 - 01 - Orion's Propulsion Qualification Model

18 Feb 2016 ... The tanks and equipment will propel NASA's Orion spacecraft on it first exploration mission but this model will be used to certify the design and ...

Space in Images - 2015 - 11 - Orion

30 Nov 2015 ... An artist's impression of the Orion spacecraft with ESA's service module.The module sits directly below Orion's crew capsule and provides ...

Space in Images - 2016 - 01 - Orion European Service Module Flight ...

21 Jan 2016 ... Orion is NASA's next spacecraft for sending humans into space. ESA has designed and is overseeing the development of Orion's service ...