Almost time to say goodbye to the European Service Mobile

Rebecca MorelleScience editor The European Service Module is the European Space Agency’s contribution to the mission and was built by Airbus in Bremen in Germany. It sits at the back of the spacecraft, behind the crew capsule, but it’s had a vital job, providing the propulsion for the journey to the Moon, as well as the electrical power and life support systems that have kept the crew alive. Its work is now almost done and the crew capsule will take over these systems for the re-entry. After it