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Animation showing the Orion spacecraft, powered by the European Service Module-5, delivering the Esprit to the Gateway, not shown is the lunar landing system that will also be docked to Gateway on arrival.<\/p>\n
The mega Moon rocket SLS will propel four astronauts inside Orion to the Moon on Artemis V as well as deliver the Esprit module to the lunar Gateway.<\/p>\n
Orion and the European Service Module will tug Esprit into position around the Moon and dock with the Gateway, pushing Esprit into position.<\/p>\n
The Esprit refuelling module is part of the Gateway\u2019s core structure. The module is 4.6 m in diameter and 6.4 meter in length. It weighs around 10 tonnes on Earth filled with fuel.<\/p>\n
The Esprit Refuelling Module (ERM) has four main functions: transport cargo to the station, provide storage space once docked at Gateway, provide fuel to propulsion system of Gateway (NASA\u2019s Gateway Power and Propulsion Element), and provide a view of space and the Moon through its windows.<\/p>\n
The ERM has two main structural elements: the pressurised tunnel where astronauts can float inside (the white cylinder pictured above) and an unpressurised element surrounding part of the pressurised hull.<\/p>\n
More on the Artemis V mission here: www.esa.int\/artemisV<\/a><\/p>\n