European Service Module shipped to Kennedy Space Centre - B Roll

Date: Thu, Nov 15, 2018 | 07:30 - 07:45 GMT | 08:30 - 08:45 CET

Replay: Thu, Nov 15, 2018 | 16:00 - 16:15 GMT | 17:00 - 17:15 CET

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

After being integrated in the industry in Bremen, Germany, the European Service Module is now at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The first service module is a key component that will see Orion around the Moon for Exploration Mission-1. It will make the powerful burns required to enter and exit lunar orbit as well as softer burns to allow for space manoeuvring and course correction.

After years of designing, building, and testing in Europe, the powerhouse that will propel NASA’s Orion spacecraft to the Moon will soon be mated with the rest of the spacecraft to undergo final testing before flight.

The European Service Module is a truly European endeavour. Primary components were built and integrated in Italy and Germany, with smaller components delivered from several European nations, including the solar arrays from the Netherlands.

For the first time, NASA will use a European-built system as a critical element to power an American spacecraft, extending the international cooperation of the International Space Station into deep space. 

The trust in European know-how is thanks to the successful Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) programme that provided reliable cargo deliveries to the Space Station.

ATV’s engineering and operational legacy were crucial to developing the European Service Module, which some of its flight-proven hardware, such as the auxiliary thrusters and pressurisation tanks. 

This B-Roll proposes images of the preparation of the Service Module in Bremen and its transportation to the US.

More information at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Orion

Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2018/11/European_Service_Module_shipped_to_Kennedy_Space_Centre_-_B_Roll

Script:
Orion_ESM_Broll_November18_V2.doc

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