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The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a further contract with Airbus for the construction of three more European Service Modules (ESM) for Orion, the American crewed spacecraft for the Artemis programme.

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Die Europäische Weltraumorganisation (ESA) hat mit Airbus einen weiteren Vertrag über den Bau von drei weiteren Europäischen Servicemodulen (ESM) für Orion, das amerikanische bemannte Raumfahrzeug des Artemis-Programms, unterzeichnet.

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L'Agence Spatiale Européenne (ESA) a signé un nouveau contrat avec Airbus pour la construction de trois nouveaux modules de service européens (ESM) pour Orion, le vaisseau spatial habité du programme américain Artemis.

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La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) ha firmado un contrato adicional con Airbus para la construcción de tres Módulos de Servicio Europeo (ESM) más para Orion, la nave espacial tripulada estadounidense para el programa Artemis.

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Structure of the third European Service Module (ESM-3) for Orion, the American crewed spacecraft for the Artemis programme, at Airbus' Bremen site.

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Integration of the European Service Module (ESM) for Orion, the American crewed spacecraft for the Artemis programme, at Airbus' Bremen site.
The ESM is cylindrical in shape and about four metres in diameter and height. It has four solar arrays (19 metres across when unfurled) that generate enough energy to power two households. In addition to its function as the main propulsion system for the Orion spacecraft, the ESM will be responsible for orbital manoeuvring and position control.

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