Full-scale mock-up of BEAM at Johnson Space Center
Module statistics
COSPAR ID
2016-024A [1]
Launch date
8 April 2016, 20:43:31 UTC[2]
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Full Thrust (SpaceX CRS-8)
Berthed
16 April 2016, 09:36 UTC [3] Tranquility aft
Unberthed
2028 (planned)
Mass
1,413 kg (3,115 lb) [4]
Length
4.01 m (13.2 ft) [5]
Diameter
3.23 m (10.6 ft)
Pressurised volume
16.0 m3 (570 cu ft)
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is an experimental expandable space station module developed by Bigelow Aerospace, under contract to NASA, for testing as a temporary module on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2016 to at most 2028, when the contract can not be further extended. It arrived at the ISS on 10 April 2016,[6] was berthed to the station on 16 April 2016, and was expanded and pressurized on 28 May 2016. Although originally planned to be a two year test, it has exceeded expectations and is used as additional cargo storage. The module is under ownership of NASA after Bigelow Aerospace suspended operations in 2021.
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