The International Space Station is getting an expansion. The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) hitched a ride to the space station on Friday’s SpaceX launch. The module rode folded up in the trunk of the Dragon capsule, but after it gets attached to the space station, air from the ISS will expand the flexible structure into a room that’s large enough for a person to stand up in–roughly 10 feet in diameter by 13 feet long.
NASA Attaches An Inflatable Space Habitat To The Space Station
