Papers were just signed to deliver the Artemis 2 service module into NASA's possession.
launched in November 2022, sending an uncrewed Orion into lunar orbit. Artemis 2 is the first crewed mission of the program. It will carry NASA astronauts Glover, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a journey around the moon and back that will last approximately 10 days.
The Orion capsule that Artemis 2 crew members will call home is completely reliant on its service module during the mission. The ESM stores and supplies crucial resources like air, water and electricity, and its fuel tanks and rocket engine serve as Orion's primary source of propulsion. According to ESA, the service module contains 33 thrusters, six fuel and storage tanks, and nearly 7 miles of wiring throughout the spacecraft's systems.
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