MUNICH — For more than a year, questions have swirled about Artemis changes and the Gateway's role in U. S. Lunar ambitions.
The European Service Module (ESM) provides propulsion, power and other critical support to the Orion spacecraft. ESA currently has contracts through ESM-6, four of which have already been delivered to NASA.
European astronaut participation in future Artemis missions was also closely linked to Gateway's development.
