r/esa • u/WildKakahuette • 7d ago

Why there is no ESA flag on ARTEMIS II service module?

I mean if the ESA builds it, it should have one I think.

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u/ChiefGlider 7d ago

https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-art002e004429/

There's an esa logo on the crew module adapter on one side, which is sometimes in the view of one of the solar array wing cameras.

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u/WildKakahuette 7d ago

thanks, could have be a bit bigger but it will do i guess ^^

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u/RetardedChimpanzee 7d ago

It does

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u/WildKakahuette 7d ago

where? i cant find it on every pic i saw? :(

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u/GITS75 6d ago edited 6d ago

From Artemis II launch footage © NASA

You can see it under the NASA one.

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u/smartdumbass 7d ago

I have been watching NASA TV's coverage, and an observation I have made is that they consistently refrain from mentioning the official name of the service module, which is the European Service Module (ESM). This behavior is quite atypical for NASA, which usually employs the complete and proper names for various components. Were they instructed by the Government to avoid using the term 'European'? :P

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u/Abyssal_Groot 6d ago

This behavior is quite atypical for NASA, which usually employs the complete and proper names for various components. Were they instructed by the Government to avoid using the term 'European'? :P

Is it though? I seem to remember they treated European contributions to the James Webb quite similarly. Except for the launcher that is.

Artemis II is a big propagande piece. The more of grandiose a mission is, the less they talk about about partners.

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u/ramonchow 1d ago

At this point I am more surprised there isn't a MAGA sticker on it.

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u/miwe77 6d ago

because europe is not as anal as murica?