Bigelow Expandable Activity Module

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  Astronauts Enter Inflatable Room At Space Station

  Astronauts entered an inflatable add-on room at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday for the first time since it was fully installed last month, NASA said.

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  Astronauts Get First Look Inside Space Station's New Inflatable Module

  Station flight engineers Jeff Williams and Oleg Skripochka opened the hatch to the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module at 8.47am GMT on Monday.

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  Prototype Space Station Module Inflated On NASA's Second Try

  Astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Saturday inflated an experimental fabric module that may provide a less expensive and safer option for housing crews during long stays in space, a NASA TV broadcast showed.

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  NASA To Try Again To Inflate Spare Room In Space

  NASA will try again Saturday to inflate an add-on room at the International Space Station, after the first attempt ran into problems due to too much friction.

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  Expandable Space Habitat Fails to Inflate in Nasa's First Test

  The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, failed to unfurl as expected, mission commentator Dan Huot said during a Nasa TV broadcast.

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  Temporary Space Station Habitat Fails To Inflate

  NASA aborted an attempt to deploy a temporary habitat at the International Space Station after it failed to inflate to full size on Thursday.

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  Astronauts Set To Live In First Expandable Space Habitat

  Final preparations were underway today for the expansion of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) -- an expandable habitat for astronauts crucial for future deep space exploration -- which was installed at the International Space Station (ISS) in April.

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  NASA Asks Students To Help 3D Print Expandable Habitats

  To celebrate the arrival of the first expandable habitat to the International Space Station (ISS) and the launch of the first commercial 3D printer to space, NASA and non-profit ASME Foundation have launched a new "Future Engineers" challenge.

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  First Expandable Habitat on ISS Set for Installation

  The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) will be attached to the station's Tranquility module over a period of about four hours.

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  SpaceX Cargo Arrives At International Space Station With Expandable Space Habitat

  Carrying nearly 3,175 kg of cargo including an expandable habitat known as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), crucial for future deep space exploration, SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday.

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  First Expandable Habitat For Astronauts On Way To International Space Station

  Carrying nearly 3175 kg of cargo, including expandable habitats and key medical research that will leverage benefits for the humanity, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft was headed to the International Space Station (ISS) today.

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  SpaceX To Launch First Cargo Since 2015 Accident

  Nine months after a SpaceX rocket exploded on the way to the International Space Station, the California-based company is counting down to the launch today of another flight to resupply astronauts in orbit.

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  Meet The Latest Multimillionaire With An Out-Of-This-World Idea For Space

  The class of wealthy entrepreneurs who have turned their childhood space passions into emerging companies has been dominated by some of the biggest names in technology and business - Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Paul Allen. But now another wealthy, if lesser known, entrepreneur is about to join them on the public stage, showing off his p...