N° 60–2022: Media Opportunities: Artemis I launch
14 November 2022
Media representatives are invited to sign up for interview opportunities on Tuesday 15 November and Wednesday 16 November to speak with ESA astronauts and ESA spokespersons about the upcoming Artemis I launch and the European contributions to the Artemis mission, the European Service Module (ESM) and experiments on the Orion spacecraft.
Artemis I is an uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission, the first mission for NASA’s Orion spacecraft and the European Service Module, sending the spacecraft beyond the Moon and back.
Barring technical issues and Florida’s weather, Artemis I will be launched by NASA’s Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, scheduled for 16 November 2022, 07:04 CET (01:04 EST) – with back-up date on 19 November.
Interview Opportunities
The following ESA spokespersons will be attending the launch in Florida and are available for onsite and remote interviews. Please contact media@esa.int for interview requests.
Alexander Gerst, ESA astronaut
Thomas Pesquet, ESA astronaut
Luca Parmitano, ESA astronaut
Frank de Winne, Head of the ESA European Astronaut Centre
Bernardo Patti, ISS and Exploration Programme Manager
Philippe Berthe, ESA Project Coordination Manager for the Orion European Service Module
Philippe Deloo, ESA ESM Programme Manager
Marc Steckling, Head of Space Exploration at Airbus
Ralf Zimmermann, Head of Moon Programs and Orion ESM at Airbus
Sian Cleaver, Industrial Manager Orion ESM at Airbus
More information
http://www.esa.int/Moonkit
https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/science/Artemis_Book.pdf
www.esa.int/orion
https://blogs.esa.int/orion/
Social media
Twitter: @ESA, @esaspaceflight, @NASA_Orion @AirbusSpace
Instagram: Europeanspaceagency
Facebook: EuropeanSpaceAgency
YouTube: ESA
Official hashtags: #ForwardToTheMoon #ExploreFarther
Images
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=European+Service+Module&result_type=images
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images
Terms and conditions for using ESA images:
www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images
For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.
Videos
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2022/07/Europe_Ready_For_Artemis
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2022/05/Artemis_I_spacecraft_ready_for_launch
Terms and conditions for using ESA videos:
https://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions
For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.
About the European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.
ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia are Associate Members.
ESA has established formal cooperation with four Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.
By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions.
Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int
For further information:
ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office – Ninja Menning
Email: media@esa.int
Tel: +31 71 565 6409