In 2016, Elon Musk’s SpaceX sent Bigelow’s BEAM to the space station, where it is filled with sensors, but Mr. Bigelow said he had a “fantastic” new commercial purpose to reveal soon.

While Bigelow Aerospace’s expandable module, BEAM, continues to perform above all expectations while attached to the International Space Station (ISS), the company has larger ambitions for its ...

Bigelow and his staff hosted reporters Thursday to show off a mock-up of the B330 and provide updates on other Bigelow projects, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), which ...

Beyond the current capsule, called the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, now loaded with Space Station gear, Bigelow said the company will launch two new capsules into space in 2021.

On a smaller scale, this concept is already in use. Two years ago, a NASA cargo mission brought up a demonstration BEAM to the ISS, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module.

The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) was only supposed to stay attached to the ISS for two years. It's been performing well enough in its technological demonstration, however, that NASA ...

By Keith Cowing Press Release October 4, 2017 Filed under BEAM, Bigelow, International Space Station, ISS, NASA BEAM NASA NASA is exploring options with Bigelow Aerospace to extend the life of the ...

BEAM, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, is highlighted in its expanded configuration in this computer rendering. Credit: NASA/Bigelow WASHINGTON — Bigelow Aerospace is in discussions with ...

It's been almost six months since the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) was attached to the ISS, and NASA now has some early data to share. According to BEAM Manager Steve Munday, it's ...

The BEAM experiment, for which NASA has a $17.8 million contract with Bigelow Aerospace, will finally allow the space agency to fully test a concept it has been interested in since the 1990s.

The BEAM module, developed by Bigelow Aerospace, is designed to test the viability of expandable habitats in space. Over the next two years, astronauts will periodically enter BEAM to collect data ...

In April, Bigelow and United Launch Alliance announced plans to launch a module in 2020 that can expand to provide 20 times as much space as BEAM.