Exploration Mission 1 / Orion / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities / ESA

Jan 21, 2016 ... The first mission for Orion and the European Service Module will send the spacecraft beyond the Moon and back. This Exploration Mission-1 will not carry a crew but will instead be controlled from the ground. Artist's impression of Space Launch System. It will be launched by the Space Launch System from ...

Hubble panoramic view of Orion Nebula / Space Science / Our ...

2 February 2006. In one of the most detailed astronomical images ever produced, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is offering an unprecedented look at the Orion Nebula. This turbulent star-formation region is one of astronomy's most dramatic and photogenic celestial objects. The new picture reveals large-scale ...

Structural / Orion / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities / ESA

Nov 30, 2015 ... A spacecraft must withstand many stresses, from the vibration of launch to temperature changes in space and changes in pressure from Earth to space. The European Service Module provides structural rigidity to the Orion spacecraft much like the chassis of a car. It absorbs the vibrations and energy from ...

Air and water / Orion / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities / ESA

Dec 7, 2015 ... A vital role of Europe's Service Module for the Orion spacecraft is providing air and water for the astronauts in the crew module. With astronauts needing up to three litres of water and almost a kilogram of oxygen a day, the tanks are sized to allow for long missions. Four water tanks hold 240 litres pumped to ...

Space in Images - 2017 - 02 - Propelling Orion

Feb 21, 2017 ... Even the most complex of systems comes down to properly configured wires and cables, such as those pictured here on the Propulsion Qualification Model of the Orion service module.ESA's contribution to NASA's Orion spacecraft is the European Service Module, designed to provide the spacecra…

Orion images

03 April 2018 The cat in Orion – or was it a fox? 3010 Votes: 67 · 06 March 2018 X marks the Vehicle 2644 Votes: 93 · 29 January 2018 Obscured Sirius reveals Gaia 1 cluster 10838 Votes: 214 · 11 December 2017 Space elves 2190 Votes: 60 · 08 December 2017 European Service Module-2 structure complete 146 Votes: ...

Critical design milestone for Orion's European service module ...

27 June 2016. ESA and NASA completed the Orion spacecraft European Service Module Critical Design Review on 16 June. The European Service Module will power NASA's Orion spacecraft beyond the Moon in late 2018. With the Critical Design Review finished, building and assembly of the qualification models and ...

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Orion; What is Orion? The spacecraft. ESA's contribution to Orion; European Service Module · Power · Propulsion · Air and water · Temperature control · Structural. Missions; Exploration Mission 1 · Exploration Mission 2. Background; History · International partnership. Multimedia; Orion images · Orion service module videos.

Space in Images - 2016 - 06 - Sensing Orion

Jun 21, 2016 ... A test version of the European Service Module at NASA's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. ESA's module will power NASA's Orion spacecraft to the Moon and beyond, providing propulsion, electricity, water, oxygen and nitrogen and thermal control.This test article has the same struc…

Orion's European module ready for testing / Human Spaceflight / Our ...

Orion's European module ready for testing. 10 November 2015. A test version of ESA's service module for NASA's Orion spacecraft arrived in the US yesterday after leaving its assembly site in Italy last weekend. Test model arrives. The European Service Module is adapted from Europe's largest spacecraft, the Automated ...