N° 44–2022: Online media briefing: Artemis I getting ready for launch
18 August 2022
Media representatives are invited to join a virtual Q&A session on Tuesday 23 August, 11.00 CEST to get more information about the upcoming Artemis I launch and the European contribution to the Artemis mission, the European Service Module (ESM) and the Orion spacecraft.
The first mission for Orion and the European Service Module will send the spacecraft beyond the Moon and back. This mission called Artemis I will not carry a crew but will instead be controlled from the ground.
NASA is targeting launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday 29 August during a two-hour launch window that opens at 14:33 CEST (08:33 a.m. EDT), with backup opportunities on Friday 2 and Wednesday 5 September. A successful launch on Monday 29 August would result in a mission duration of approximately 42 days, with a targeted Orion splashdown on 10 October.
ESA has contracted and is overseeing the development of the European Service Module, that provides air, electricity and propulsion. Much like a train engine pulls passenger carriages and supplies power, the European Service Module will power the Orion Crew Module to its destination and back to Earth.
ESA is supplying the European Service Module in collaboration with its prime contractor Airbus. This is the only spacecraft presently capable of crewed spaceflight to, and high-speed Earth reentry from, the vicinity of the Moon.
Programme
11:00 CEST Short introduction of the speakers and the European contribution to Artemis
11:15 CEST Q&A
12.00 CEST End of programme
A recording will be available afterwards.
Participants
Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General
David Parker, ESA Director for Human and Robotic Exploration
Jean-Marc Nasr, Airbus EVP Space Systems
Marc Steckling, Airbus Head of Space Exploration
Media registration
Media representatives are invited to register at the following link latest by Monday, 22 August 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 (WebEx platform).
The media information session will 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_Final_20-09-2021.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.
https://mediacentre.airbus.com/identification?token=bn7BwL55r
Videos
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2022/07/Europe_Ready_For_Artemis
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2022/05/Artemis_I_spacecraft_ready_for_launch
Terms and conditions for using ESA videos:
https://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions
For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.
https://mediacentre.airbus.com/identification?token=bNQFq8E9F
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. Slovenia, Latvia and Lithuania are Associate Members.
ESA has established formal cooperation with five 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.
Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int
For further information:
ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office – Ninja Menning
Email: media@esa.int
Phone: +31 71 565 6409
Airbus External Communications Space Systems – Francisco Lechón
Email: Francisco.lechon@airbus.com
Phone: +34 630 196 993