Expandable Space Habitat

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  Nasa's Jeff Williams to Step Into Expandable Space Habitat on Monday

  Expandable habitats are designed to take up less room when being launched but provide greater volume for living and working in space once expanded.

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  Nasa Successfully Deploys Space Station's Inflatable Room

  "A very successful day today with the expansion of the first expandable human-rated habitat to ever be flown into space."

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  NASA To Make Second Attempt To Inflate Expandable Habitat On ISS

  After NASA's first attempt at deploying an inflatable habitat on the International Space Station - crucial for future deep space exploration - failed, the US space agency will make another attempt today.

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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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  ISS Astronauts Set to Live in First Expandable Space Habitat

  Crew entry into Beam, which has an expanded habitable volume of 565 cubic feet (16 cubic meters), is planned for June 2.

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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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  Experimental Inflatable Module Attached To Space Station

  A NASA ground-control team on Saturday used a robot arm to unpack an expandable module and attach it to the International Space Station, setting the stage for a novel test of a habitat for astronauts, researchers and even tourists.

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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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  Meet the Latest Multimillionaire With an Out-of-This-World Idea for Space

  Robert Bigelow is planning to send his expandable space habitat to the International Space Station.