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An Inflatable Space Room

Credit: Bigelow Aerospace

BEAM, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, is an inflatable space room prototype built by Bigelow Aerospace that could pave the way to inflatable moon bases and more. In April 2016, BEAM will launch to the International Space Station to test how it could be used as an orbital habitat. See photos of BEAM and its mission here.

BEAM Habitat Docked

Credit: Bigelow Aerospace

NASA awarded a $17.8 million contract to Bigelow Aerospace to provide the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) in April 2016. This artist’s impression released Jan. 16, 2013.

Bigelow Expandable Activity Module Lifted

Credit: SpaceX (via Flickr as SpaceX Photos)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will carry the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) to the International Space Station on April 8, 2016. BEAM will provide extra space for astronauts working in space. Here: Bigelow Aerospace’s inflatable habitat is lifted into Dragon capsule’s trunk to the space station. Image taken February 24, 2016.

Expansion Scenarios

Credit: NASA

This animated image shows four ways BEAM may expand in orbit once it has been attached to the International Space Station.

BEAM Facts and Figures

Credit: NASA

This infographic gives facts about the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on April 8, 2016.

Bigelow Expandable Activity Module Image

Credit: Stephanie Schierholz

William Gerstenmaier, NASA’s associate administrator for human exploration and operations, and Jason Crusan, director of the agency’s advanced exploration systems division, view the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) in its compressed form at Bigelow’s facility in Las Vegas on March 12, 2015. BEAM will expand to just over 13 feet (4.01 meters) long and 10.5 feet (3.23 m) wide once it is attached to the International Space Station.

Bigelow Aerospace’s BEAM module

Credit: Bigelow Aerospace

A mockup of Bigelow Aerospace’s inflatable BEAM module is seen at the company’s Las Vegas headquarters. BEAM, or the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, will be delivered to the International Space Station in 2015.

Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is seen during a media briefing where then-NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and President and founder of Bigelow Aerospace Robert T. Bigelow announced that BEAM will join the International Space Station to test expandable space habitat technology, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 at Bigelow Aerospace in Las Vegas.

The BEAM on ISS

Credit: Bigelow Aerospace

This image shows how Bigelow Aerospace’s Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) will look after its arrival at the International Space Station.

Bigelow Module

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA’s then-Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and President and founder of Bigelow Aerospace Robert T. Bigelow talk while standing next to the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) during a media briefing where it is was announced that the BEAM expandable space habitat technology will be tested on the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 in Las Vegas.

Beam at the Space Station

Credit: Bigelow Aerospace

New addition to the International Space Station, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) attached to Node 3 of the orbital complex.

Bigelow BEAM Contract

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and President and founder of Bigelow Aerospace Robert T. Bigelow talk while standing next to the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) during a media briefing where is was announced that the BEAM expandable space habitat technology will be tested on the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 in Las Vegas.

Lori Garver Speaks About Bigelow BEAM Contract

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA’s then-Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and President and founder of Bigelow Aerospace Robert T. Bigelow, announce a planned addition to the International Space Station that will use the orbiting laboratory to test expandable space habitat technology during a press conference held at Bigelow Aerospace on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 in Las Vegas.

Bigelow Media Briefing

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA’s then-Deputy Administrator Lori Garver talks during a media briefing where she and President and founder of Bigelow Aerospace Robert T. Bigelow, discussed their $17.8 million contract to provide a Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) to the International Space Station to test expandable space habitat technology, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 at Bigelow Aerospace in Las Vegas.

Bigelow Aerospace Founder Speaks

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

President and founder of Bigelow Aerospace Robert T. Bigelow, talks during a media briefing where he and NASA’s then-Deputy Administrator Lori Garver discussed their $17.8 million contract to provide a Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) to the International Space Station to test expandable space habitat technology, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 at Bigelow Aerospace in Las Vegas.

Bigelow Module Additions

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA’s then-Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and President and founder of Bigelow Aerospace Robert T. Bigelow, announce a planned addition to the International Space Station that will use the orbiting laboratory to test expandable space habitat technology during a press conference held at Bigelow Aerospace on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 in Las Vegas.

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