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January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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Artemis II's European Service Module, or ESM, is the crucial ESA component powering #NASA's Orion spacecraft for this mission, its first crewed lunar flyby flight.
Artemis II astronauts visit European Service Module-2
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January 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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At the end of January, NASA will conduct a wet dress rehearsal — a prelaunch test to fuel the rocket. Following a successful wet dress rehearsal, the mission management team will assess the readiness of all systems before committing to a launch date.
January 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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NASA is planning on rolling out the Artemis II rocket and spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at #NASAKennedy no earlier than 17 January. The 6.4 km journey will take up to 12 hours.
January 11, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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Hi Chris, no skating yet, but the temps are set drop over the weekend, with some more snow, according to the forecasts, so we'll see... ⛸️😉
January 8, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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More info 👇 esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Space_for_our_climate/Tiny_patches_of_deforestation_drive_tropical_carbon_loss
Tiny patches of deforestation drive tropical carbon loss
Often called Earth’s green lungs, tropical forests pull down massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, release oxygen and help regulate the global climate. While the threat of large-scale...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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🏗️ ESM-4 has reached its new home
Now at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, engineers will spend the next months testing the module and connecting it to the rest of the Orion spacecraft for the #Artemis IV mission, which will deliver @esa.int's first module for the Gateway: Lunar I-Hab 🌙

📸: NASA
January 8, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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More information on this year's ESA budget:
www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...
January 8, 2026 at 9:37 AM