08 April 2016
Falcon 9 Launch Scheduled for Later Today
... Dragon cargo capsule includes 3175 kilograms of supplies and scientific hardware for the ISS, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM). BEAM will be attached to the ISS to test out the on-orbit performance of inflatable...
09 April 2016
Flawless launch for SpaceX Dragon
... and life on the space station. SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft is delivering almost 7,000 pounds of cargo, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), to the orbital laboratory following its launch on a Falcon 9 rocket at 4:43 p.m. EDT from...
12 October 2016
NASA to move ahead with plans for private ISS modules
...through the received replies. A number of companies have expressed interest in adding a commercial module to the ISS, including Bigelow Aerospace, Axiom Space and Ixion (a consortium of NanoRacks, Space Systems Loral and United Launch Alliance), with...
18 March 2019
A habitat prototype for NASA’s Moon-orbiting Gateway
... pegged for late 2020. The company was one of six awarded the habitat contract along with Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas, Nevada; Boeing Co. of Pasadena, Texas; Lockheed Martin Corp. of Denver, Colorado; Orbital ATK of Dulles...
11 October 2018
Commercial Uses of Space and Space Tourism: legal and policy aspects
...; and the operation, eventually, of spaceplanes. Two case studies address “commercial sub-orbital spaceplanes in the UK” and “Bigelow Aerospace’s adventures in export control”. This should prove a useful book for lecturers and students alike, though...
