EM-4/Artemis 4 Orion Service Module updates

[woods170]

Delivery is scheduled for FY2026 at the earliest.

Whether NASA accepts or cancels this delivery from ESA will be a good indication of the path they are choosing to follow.

So NASA accepts the delivery?

Yes. The path forward hasn't changed. Right now an Artemis IV mission is in the books, and it needs a service module. The fact that the path might change 3 months from now does NOT affect the here-and-now. The decision to alter course hasn't been made. Meaning that right now the current course is being maintained.

[hektor]

is the name of the transportation ship known ?

[StraumliBlight]

is the name of the transportation ship known ?

It's not Canopée (previously used to transport ESM-3), as its arriving at Kourou on November 17th, unless they're going to wait a few weeks to ship it.

The other Airbus transporter vessels (Ville de Bordeaux, City of Hamburg and Ciudad de Cadiz) aren't currently near Bremen.

[hektor]

ESA ships Artemis 4 Orion service module to NASA after Trump tried to cancel it

[hektor]

is the name of the transportation ship known ?

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9570670

[pochimax]

is the name of the transportation ship known ?

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9570670

The current position of BBC LIVORNO is at North Sea reported 0 min ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to PCV USA, sailing at a speed of 11.0 knots and expected to arrive there on Dec 10, 10:00.

[hektor]

Should be in KSC mid December.

[jacqmans]

https://twitter.com/AirbusSpace/status/1993699372123467819?s=20

[hektor]

It will be less spectacular than Canopée. But let’s wait until it arrives in Port Canaveral.

[hektor]

Arrival on December 15 in Port Canaveral per vessel tracker.

[hektor]

Arrival of ESM-4 is now planned in two days on Dec 17, around noon local time. If the local people in Florida see BBC Livorno in Port Canaveral, please let us know.

[rdale]

Almost there!

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:366191/zoom:11

[hektor]

Vessel on dock.

[hektor]

https://twitter.com/RoughRidersShow/status/2001378120319012896?s=20

[pochimax]

Artemis IV - ESM4 arrival to the IOZ
NASA ID: KSC-20251222-PH-FMX01_0012
The transport carrier containing the European Service Module for NASA’s Artemis IV mission arrives at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. The European Service Module, which is assembled by Airbus in Bremen, Germany, from parts made in 10 European countries and the United States, acts as the driving force behind Orion for deep space exploration, providing essential propulsion, thermal control, and electrical power.
Date Created:2025-12-22

https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20251222-PH-FMX01_0012

https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20251222-PH-FMX01_0006

https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20251222-PH-FMX01_0029

[jacqmans]

https://twitter.com/AirbusSpace/status/2008879859158659439?s=20

[jacqmans]

https://twitter.com/esaspaceflight/status/2009193219100217617?s=20

[pochimax]

https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20260210-PH-KLS01_0008

ESA (European Space Agency) Director General Josef Aschbacher (center), ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander (second from right), and other members of ESA leadership tour on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams will soon attach the European Service Module to the crew module adapter for NASA’s Artemis IV mission. The European Service Module, which is assembled by Airbus in Bremen, Germany, from parts made in 10 European countries and the United States, acts as the driving force behind Orion for deep space exploration, providing essential propulsion, thermal control, and electrical power.
Date Created:2026-02-10

[catdlr]

Another view

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European Service Modules for Artemis III & IV

inside the O&C high bay at KSC

https://twitter.com/conspiracyslyr/status/2023869957868843345