ESA said in a statement that the Artemis 4 Orion service module would begin its journey across the Atlantic Ocean "in a few days" to head to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for further integration. In 2021, ESA paid a consortium of European companies 650 million euros ($791 million) to produce Orion service modules for Artemis missions 4, 5 and 6.

HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - NASA and L3Harris Technologies successfully conducted a full-duration hot fire test of a second RS-25 engine at Stennis Space Center in Hancock County. The engine will support the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for NASA’s Artemis V mission. The SLS has four RS-25 engines.

American space agency NASA and space company L3Harris announced they've conducted a test firing of the second new RS-25 engine meant for Artemis V

For the second time in five days, NASA on Saturday halted a countdown in progress and postponed a planned attempt to launch the debut test flight of its giant, next-generation rocket, the first mission of the agency's moon-to-Mars Artemis program.

L3Harris' RS-25 engine, which will support the core stage of the Space Launch System rocket for the Artemis V mission, was fired for 500 seconds.

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA did manage to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back to the moon. Teams completed the stacking of the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Kennedy Space Center ...

NASA nominee Jared Isaacman suggests a mission shift. He believes NASA should pioneer advanced technologies like nuclear propulsion. Private companies can then take over these proven systems. This approach avoids duplicating commercial efforts.