International Habitation Module
The International Habitation Module, International Habitat or I-HAB is designed as a habitat module of the Lunar Gateway station, to be built by the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. The I-HAB will have a maximum launch mass of 10,000 kg (22,000 lb) and provide a habitable volume of 10 m3 (350 cu ft) (the gross pressurized volume is 36 m3 (1,300 cu ft)).
Rendering of the International Habitat (I-Hab) module of the Lunar Gateway. | |
| Mission type | Habitat, command and control module |
|---|---|
| Website | Gateway: International Habitat |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | I-HAB |
| Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
| Launch mass | 10,000 kg (22,000 lb) |
| Dimensions | 5.4 m (18 ft) (diameter), 10 m3 (350 cu ft) (habitable vol.) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2028 (planned) |
| Rocket | SLS |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Near-rectilinear halo orbit |
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