Interesting interview with ESA DG Josef Aschbacher by Space News' Emma Gatti about the Artemis changes.

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.

European astronaut participation in future Artemis missions was also closely linked to Gateway's development.