The first European-built service module for NASA's Orion spacecraft is finally ready to be shipped to the United States for final preparations before a scheduled mid-2020 launch.

When the next Service Module is ready for the first manned Orion flight, Exploration Mission-2, it will have a launch mass of 13,500 kg (29,762 lb) out of the Orion's total 20 tonnes and carry ...

The module is a crucial element for the Orion spacecraft, made out of 20,000 parts and components that include engines, solar panels, fuel tanks, and several miles of cables and tubing.

The service module is integral to human missions to the Moon and Mars. After Orion launches on top of the agency’s Space Launch System rocket, the service module will be responsible for in-space ...

By Keith Cowing January 27, 2014 Filed under KSC, MPCV, NASA, Orion, Orion Orion Service Module Complete NASA Work has been progressing steadily on all three main parts of Orion – the service ...

It has been 3 days, 10 hours and 0 minutes since the start of the Artemis 1 mission. Job status update [ 18 novembre] On November 17, the Orion capsule performed a second course-correction maneuver ...

When the Orion spacecraft blasts off atop NASA's Space Launch System rocket in 2017, attached will be the ESA-provided service module -- the powerhouse that fuels and propels the Orion spacecraft.

The Orion service module, built by the European Space Agency, provides propulsion for the Orion vehicle and critical life support to the crew, among other things. On Nov. 7, a test version of the ...

After Orion launches on top of the agency’s Space Launch System rocket, the service module will be responsible for in-space maneuvering throughout the mission, including course corrections.

It is the service module for NASA’s forthcoming deep-space capsule, Orion, which is being groomed to ferry astronauts to the moon, asteroids and perhaps even Mars.

When the Orion spacecraft blasts off atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket in 2017, attached will be the ESA-provided service module — the powerhouse that fuels and propels the Orion spacecraft.