NASA Moon Missions: Artemis IV Orion & Artemis II European Service Module
Seen in these images is the pressure vessel for the NASA Artemis IV Moon Mission inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 21, 2023. The pressure vessel is the underlying structure of the Orion crew module, containing the pressurized atmosphere astronauts will breathe and work in while in the vacuum of deep space. Artemis IV will be the first operational mission to Gateway—an outpost in lunar orbit serving as a staging point for deep space exploration—followed by a week-long surface mission on the Moon. Using Gateway, NASA will develop a long-term presence on the Moon, using this as a steppingstone before venturing on to Mars.
The European Service Module for the Artemis II mission is photographed inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 21, 2023. Artemis II will be the first crewed flight test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft. The service module will provide the power necessary to propel Orion on a trip around the Moon, including the in-space maneuvering capability and other commodities necessary to sustain crew for the duration of the mission.
Learn more about the Artemis II Mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/subject/14152/artemis-ii-was-exploration-mission-2/
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Orion/Artemis_II
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Image Date: Feb. 21, 2023
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