Orion spacecraft production continues for Artemis 2 and 3
Source: NASA Spaceflight
Date Published: 11/16/2021
The arrival of the second Orion European Service Module (ESM) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in October signified the beginning of months of final assembly of the first crewed Orion spacecraft that will fly four people on the Artemis 2 mission. Following the delivery of the ESM from prime contractor Airbus Defence and Space to Orion prime contractor Lockheed Martin, the two primary elements of the Artemis 2 Orion Service Module are now being bolted together.
The moon just got a little closer to earth due to this well done to all involved .