ISS Astronauts Begin Testing BEAM — The World's First Inflatable Space Habitat

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On May 26, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams spent seven hours inflating the first expandable room at the International Space Station. Called Bigelow Expandable Activity Module or BEAM, the balloon-like structure that measures 10-feet by 13-feet, (about the size of an average bedroom), when fully inflated, is the first prototype of what NASA experts hope will be the space habitat of the future. The compressed module arrived at the ISS aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on April 8 and was put in place outside the Tranquility module by ISS’s robotic arm, Canadarm2.

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  • ANONYMOUS약 9년
    Now that is awsome I know a little bit about science jk I know a lot about science at my school I was voted science geek that awsome I am so poupler actally I have no friends
    • hi2435약 9년
      nice
      • megacharizardx
        megacharizardx약 9년
        I don't know if I would want to live in space.
        • anonymous약 9년
          intresting
          • NASA9년 이상
            great that COM an COL are almost not a problem with this design, however I wonder about radiation how can they be protected by such a low density material. I can see the potential in re-useable space craft
            • UR AWESOME9년 이상
              No way. I mean that is just what I call AWESOME!!!
              • alian9년 이상
                so we will smash it
                • abe9년 이상
                  did not really like it
                  • The nice guy9년 이상
                    This article was the coo list thing I've ever read like ya
                    • bob stone9년 이상
                      it is really awesome to read

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