This animated image shows four ways BEAM may expand in orbit once it has been attached to the International Space Station. This infographic gives facts about the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, ...

Representatives with Bigelow Aerospace plan to build bases on the moon. Representatives with Bigelow Aerospace plan to build bases on the moon. Representatives with Bigelow Aerospace plan to build ...

Inflatable space habitats are reportedly the next biggest venture by startup Max Space, hoping to make the Moon and Mars habitable for humanity. Max Space's habitats are reportedly the largest modules ...

It looks something like a popped Jiffy Pop popcorn pan (how many of you remember Jiffy Pop? Anyone? Bueller?), but if things go according to plan, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (above, behind ...

The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module’s (BEAM) hatch was opened up for the first time today. Astronaut Jeff Williams entered BEAM and checked sensors, installed air ducts and reported back to Earth ...

Bigelow Aerospace -- the company that created the inflatable module attached to the International Space Station -- laid off 20 employees last week. Yesterday, it laid off its 68 remaining workers.