ESA's European Structural Test Article testing in NASA's accoustic test facility in Plum Brook, USA. The first European hardware to arrive at NASA for Orion is the European Service Module structural test article. This test version of the service module has the same weight and configuration as the real thing and will undergo advanced testing at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Ohio, USA.

ESA’s European Structural Test Article testing in NASA’s accoustic test facility in Plum Brook, USA.

The first European hardware to arrive at NASA for Orion is the European Service Module structural test article. This test version of the service module has the same weight and configuration as the real thing and will undergo advanced testing at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Ohio, USA.