BEAM, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, is an inflatable space room prototype built by Bigelow Aerospace that could pave the way to inflatable moon bases and more. See photos here.

Just a couple of days ago, the first inflatable space station module was attached and successfully inflated on the International Space Station. It’s called the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module ...

Sierra Space successfully finished its third module test for the Blue Origin-led Orbital Reef private space complex for NASA, on the long road to replace the International Space Station.

The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module was pumped up after it arrived at the International Space Station in 2016. NASA says it's doing well in the harsh environment.

Sierra Space’s Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) module is the size of a house and made from ultra-strong synthetic fiber. By Andrew Paul Published Jan 23, 2024 11:22 AM EST Get the ...

As Space.com notes, this marks the third UPB test for the module prototypes. Sierra Space has also overseen two “creep tests” in December 2022 and February 2023, ...

Gravitics, which is developing commercial space station modules, won a SpaceWERX SBIR contract to apply those technologies to tactically responsive space. Credit: Gravitics WASHINGTON ...

Space Rider is ESA's reusable spacecraft in development. It will be about the size of two minivans and will allow for many ...

In the near term, Bigelow said he hopes NASA will consider attaching the first B330 to the International Space Station, although he provided no details as where the module might be attached, what ...

Tianhe, the core module in China's new, next-generation space station, launched to orbit on April 28, kickstarting 18 months of construction in low-Earth orbit. Slated for completion in late 2022 ...

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, China's space station lab module Mengtian and the rocket Long March-5B Y4 is transported to the launch area at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in ...