Orion Program Manager Mark Kirasich speaks at the European Service Module arrival event at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 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 European Service Module is a unique collaboration across space agencies and industry including ESA’s prime contractor, Airbus, and 10 European countries. The completion of service module work in
Orion Program Manager Mark Kirasich speaks at the European Service Module arrival event at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 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 European Service Module is a unique collaboration across space agencies and industry including ESA’s prime contractor, Airbus, and 10 European countries. The completion of service module work in Europe and shipment to Kennedy signifies a major milestone toward NASA’s human deep space exploration missions to the Moon and beyond.
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