ESA IOZ Tour O&C High Bay

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.