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Bigelow Expandable Activity Module
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<p>The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is an experimental <a href="/facts/Inflatable_space_habitat/pqHhnK6S">expandable</a> <a href="/facts/International_Space_Station/VNPUBz9m">space station module</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Bigelow_Aerospace/BaS0u7b8">Bigelow Aerospace</a>, under contract to NASA, for testing as a temporary module on the <a href="/facts/International_Space_Station/VNPUBz9m">International Space Station</a> (ISS) from 2016 to at most 2028, when the contract can not be further extended. It arrived at the ISS on 10 April 2016, 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. </p>