Beam Deployment

iss047e134134 (5/26/2018) --- NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake during Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) deployment. The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is an experimental expandable capsule that docks with the International Space Station (ISS). After docking, BEAM inflates to roughly 13 feet long and 10.5 feet in diameter to provide a habitable volume where a crew member can enter.