Bigelow Aerospace’s BEAM Facility Headed for Space Station on Friday

Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) will be berthed to the Tranquility Node of the International Space Station for a two-year demonstration. It will be the first private space habitat of its kind. Credit: Bigelow Aerospace

For the third time this year—following hard on the heels of January’s Jason-3 launch out of Vandenberg Air Force [...]