NASA Moves Orion Service Module And SLS Rocket Component To Kennedy Space Center

Transfer of European-made service modules (photo: dock. NASA)

JAKARTA The European Space Agency (ESA) managed to move the European-made Service Module for the Artemis 3 mission. The module arrived at Canaveral Port, Florida after being moved from Bremen, Germany.

The Service Module is an important part of the Orion spacecraft. This aircraft component is designed by Airbus by including components from ten different countries. This partnership contains propulsion, thermal control, electricity, water, and oxygen for flight crews.

NASA says that the European Service Module has arrived at the port since Tuesday, September 3. NASA has moved this important part of the Orion plane to Neil Armstrong's Operations and Examination Building inside the Kennedy Space Center.

Amit Kshatriya, Deputy Social Administrator of the Moon Program to Mars NASA, said that moving the compartment from Germany to Florida is a testament to very important progress. The delivery of this module will make the Artemis mission a success.

"We will go to the Moon together with our industrial and international partners and we produce, assemble, build, and integrate elements for the Artemis flight," Amit said, quoted from NASA's official website.

In addition to moving the European Service Module, NASA has also transported hardware for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, the Artemis II launch stage adapter, the boat tail from the core stage of Artemis III, the core stage engine part of Artemis IV, and other equipment using the Pegasus Tongkang.

The Tongkang has arrived at the Launch Complex 39B Turn Basin at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, September 5. In the near future, the crew will compile and test the Service Module for Orion, complement the crew modules of Artemis III and IV, and connect the newly arrived European Service Modules to the crew module adapters.