Station module · International Space Station

BEAM

Also known as Bigelow Expandable Activity Module

Human spaceflightLaunched 2016-04-08

Overview

BEAM is an expandable (inflatable) module attached to the ISS to demonstrate expandable habitat technology in orbit, building on Bigelow's Genesis demonstrators.

Knowledge connections

Part of stationInternational Space Station
Operated byNASA
Preceded byGenesis II

Sources

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