NASA receives European Service Module for Artemis II mission

The European Service Module-2 (ESM-2) for NASA's Artemis 2 mission has been officially handed over to NASA by the European Space Agency (ESA) after extensive tests. The ESM-2 will supply power, life support, water, fuel, and propulsion to the astronauts on board the Orion capsule during the mission around the moon. The Artemis 2 mission will carry four astronauts on a journey around the moon and back that will last approximately 10 days. The ESM-2 must still undergo a few tests before engineers are able to mate the module with Orion, and NASA is targeting November 2024 for the launch of the landmark mission.