Hab

Hab [NASA]

Hab was the planned US habitation module for the ISS (International Space Station). It was to built on the qualification structure of the Lab-Module. Late this concept was replaced by a study using an inflated structure called TransHab, and finally the habitation module was eliminated completly, with the Node-3 taking over some of the habitation functions.

Nation: USA
Type / Application: Space station habitation module
Operator: NASA
Contractors: Boeing
Equipment: ?
Configuration:
Propulsion: None
Power: via ISS
Lifetime:
Mass: 14515 kg
Orbit: 400 km × 400 km, 51.6 (typical)
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Hab - cancelled CCK LC-39 Shuttle with ?

Launch Sites:

  • CCK =   NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA   USA

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