N° 66–2022: Artemis I mission summary update with experts
6 December 2022
Two days before the end of the Artemis I mission, media representatives are invited to join an online press event on Friday 9 December, 15.00 CET with experts on the European contribution to the Artemis I mission, the European Service Module and the Orion spacecraft.
The Artemis I mission, launched on 16 November from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA, is currently on its 25-day mission to the Moon and back.
The Artemis I test-flight is uncrewed, but the next four European Services Modules are already in production for the European Space Agency at Airbus in Bremen, with hardware delivered by more than 20 companies in ten European countries.
Throughout the mission, personnel based at ESA’s technical heart ESTEC in The Netherlands are on-hand to provide expertise and in-depth knowledge of the European Service Module to the main mission control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, in Houston, USA.
Artemis I will end with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California, USA. The European Service Module separates and burns up harmlessly in the atmosphere shortly before the Orion crew module splashes down.
Programme
15:00 CET Short introduction of the speakers followed by the mission update
15:10 CET Q&A
15:45 CET End of programme
A recording will be available on request afterwards.
Participants
David Parker, ESA Director for Human and Robotic Exploration
Ralf Zimmermann, Head of Moon Programmes and Orion European Service Module at Airbus
Philippe Deloo, ESA ESM Programme Manager
Matthias Gronowski, Airbus Orion ESM Chief Engineer
Media representatives are invited to register at the following link latest by Thursday, 8 December 2022:
https://blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-media-briefing-form/
After registering, media will receive additional information and the link to join the online information session.
The media information session will not be streamed at esawebtv.esa.int.
For further information, please contact ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office – media@esa.int
More information
https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/science/Artemis_Book.pdf
https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/space/exploration/moon/orion-esm
Social media
Twitter: @ESA, @esaspaceflight, @NASA_Orion @AirbusSpace
Instagram: Europeanspaceagency
Facebook: EuropeanSpaceAgency
YouTube: ESA
Official hashtags: #ForwardToTheMoon #ExploreFarther
Images
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=European+Service+Module&result_type=images
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images
Terms and conditions for using ESA images:
www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images
For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.
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Videos
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos
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https://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions
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About the European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.
ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world
ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia are Associate Members.
ESA has established formal cooperation with four Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.
By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions.
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