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European Service Module performance praise

April 4, 2026Human Spaceflight, Josef Aschbacher

Human Spaceflight and ESA leadership emphasize Europe’s role powering Orion, noting the TLI burn was so precise that controllers canceled an outbound trajectory correction burn.

our European Service Module's main engine performed the translunar injection so precisely
flight controllers in Houston decided to cancel the first of three outbound trajectory correction burns
Europe is driving
Europe’s contribution to #Artemis is powerful, precise, and built for deep space
Human Spaceflight
Josef Aschbacher
ESAESMOrionArtemisII

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