Thursday 17 January 2013

ESA to provide service module for NASA's Orion spacecraft

ESA to provide service module for NASA's Orion spacecraft:
Artist's impression of the Orion spacecraft with service module (Image: ESA-D. Ducros)
NASA has signed an agreement with ESA (the European Space Agency) for the latter to supply service modules for NASA’s Orion manned spacecraft, due to launch in 2017. The modules will use technology from ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) currently ferrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and will provide propulsion, power and life support to the Orion module... Continue Reading ESA to provide service module for NASA's Orion spacecraft

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