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ESA commissions ADS as prime contractor for Orion service module

Submit on Monday, November 17th, 2014 22:56

Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development and construction of the service module for Orion, the future U.S. human space capsule. The contract is worth around EUR390 million. The service module will provide propulsion, power supply, thermal control and the central elements of the life support system of the capsule.

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