Editing TransHab (section)

{{short description|NASA expandable space habitat (1997–2000)}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox space station module
 | module                 = TransHab
 | module_image           = Transhab-cutaway.jpg
 | module_image_size      = 260px
 | module_image_caption   = A cutaway view of a TransHab concept
 | mass                   = {{convert|13154|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
 | length                 = {{convert|11|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
 | diameter               = Packed: {{convert|4.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} <br /> Expanded: {{convert|8.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
 | volume                 = Expanded: {{convert|339.8|m3|ft3|0|abbr=on}}
}}

'''TransHab''' was a program pursued by [[NASA]] in the late 1990s to develop the technology for [[Inflatable space habitat|expandable habitats]] inflated by air in space. TransHab was intended as a replacement for the existing rigid [[International Space Station]] crew [[Habitation Module]]. When deflated, inflatable modules provide an 'easier to launch' compact form. When fully inflated, TransHab would expand to {{convert|8.2|m}} in diameter (compare to the {{convert|4.4|m|adj=on}} diameter of the [[Columbus (ISS module)|Columbus ISS Module]]).<ref name="nasa20030627">{{cite web |url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/station/transhab/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627190940/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/station/transhab/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-06-27 |title=TransHab Concept |work=NASA.gov |author=Kim Dismukes (curator) |date=2003-06-27 |access-date=2007-06-10}}</ref>