This animated image shows four ways BEAM may expand in orbit once it has been attached to the International Space Station. This infographic gives facts about the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, ...

The Bigelow Aerospace project to privately develop inflatable Earth-orbit space modules is beginning to integrate diverse U.S. and European technologies into subscale and full-scale inflatable test ...

Blow-up rafts are just the thing for lounging at the pool, blow-up beds for a houseful of guests. But a blow-up spacecraft? It may sound more “Jetsons” than “Right Stuff,” but NASA is about to put the ...

Los Angeles, CA (July 13) – The Space Frontier Foundation congratulated Bigelow Aerospace on the successful launch of its Genesis 1 inflatable space module Wednesday. Placed in orbit aboard a Russian ...

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NASA is partnering with a commercial space company in a bid to replace the cumbersome “metal cans” that now serve as astronauts’ homes in space with inflatable bounce-house-like habitats that can be ...