Sep 27, 2023 · The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is an expandable habitat technology demonstration for the International Space Station. Expandable habitats greatly decrease the amount of transport volume for future space missions.

The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is an experimental expandable space station module developed by Bigelow Aerospace, under contract to NASA, for testing as a temporary module on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2016 to at most 2028, when the contract can not be further extended.

The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) project is a NASA-industry partnership with Bigelow Aerospace (BA) that developed the first human-rated expandable (also called "inflatable") space habitat for demonstration on the International Space Station (ISS).

• BEAM demonstrated adequate thermal control and condensation prevention with unobstructed and partially obstructed ventilation from the ISS IMV, nominally at 22.6 ºC and 3.4 m³/min, and ISS atmosphere humidity

Jan 21, 2022 · WASHINGTON — NASA has hired a new company to provide engineering support for an inflatable module on the International Space Station originally built and managed by Bigelow Aerospace.

May 28, 2016 · The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) was expanded to its full size at 4:10 p.m. EDT. Expansion was completed as the International Space Station flew over the south Pacific at an altitude of 252 miles.

To help NASA characterize the performance of the BEAM module, sensor systems were installed to help monitor the effectiveness of thermal insulation properties, Micro-Meteoroid/Orbital Debris shielding protection layers and radiation shielding properties.

Jul 31, 2017 · The BEAM is an experimental expandable module just over halfway into its planned two-year demonstration on the space station. NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik looks through the hatch of the International Space Station's Bigelow Expandable Aerospace Module (BEAM) on …

Apr 19, 2016 · BEAM is the first human-rated expandable structure to be launched to space. It will spend two years attached to the space station, during which time crew members will enter BEAM periodically to take measurements and monitor its performance.

Jul 30, 2019 · Bigelow Expandable Activity Module's (BEAM) life has been extended and in addition to being a test bed of the first human-rated expandable space module, BEAM will be utilized as an ISS stowage module.