ISS Has New Inflatable Compartment

Time-lapse of Bigelow Expandable Activity Module.

At the International Space Station on Saturday, May 28, 2016, a Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) was finally inflated after a failed first attempt on May 26th. Space X delivered BEAM to the ISS in early April 2016, where it was attached to test its durability in space for the next two years. Blown up to full size, the new experimental BEAM module gives the ISS 13 feet by 10.5 feet more space for science experiments.

Time-lapse of Bigelow Expandable Activity Module expansion from start to finish to its full expanded, pressurized volume, on 28 May 2016. BEAM is an experimental expandable capsule that will remain attached to the Tranquility node of the International Space Station for two years.
Credit: NASA

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