The inflatable room is called the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM). It will be folded up in the trunk of the Dragon spacecraft, sort of like a parachute that is ready to be unfurled. The BEAM ...
Forget blowup air mattresses. Space station astronauts are getting their first inflatable room. It's a technology demo meant to pave the way for moon bases and Mars expeditions, as well as orbiting ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Forget blowup air mattresses. Space-station astronauts are getting their first inflatable room. It’s a technology demo meant to pave the way for moon bases and Mars expeditions, ...