Editing International Space Station (section)

==== Bigelow Expandable Activity Module ====
[[File:BEAM module expansion series.jpg|thumb|Progression of the expansion of BEAM]]

The [[Bigelow Expandable Activity Module]] (BEAM) is an experimental [[Inflatable space habitat|expandable]] [[#Pressurised modules|space station module]] developed by [[Bigelow Aerospace]], under contract to NASA, for testing as a temporary module on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2016 to at least 2020. It arrived at the ISS on 10&nbsp;April 2016,<ref name="space20160410">{{Cite news|url=https://www.space.com/32528-spacex-dragon-delivers-inflatable-room-space-station.html|title=SpaceX Dragon Arrives at Space Station, Delivers Inflatable Room Prototype|last=Pearlman|first=Robert|date=10 April 2016|access-date=11 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611082951/https://www.space.com/32528-spacex-dragon-delivers-inflatable-room-space-station.html|archive-date=11 June 2023|work=[[Space.com]]}}</ref> was berthed to the station on 16&nbsp;April at Tranquility Node 3, and was expanded and pressurized on 28&nbsp;May 2016. In December 2021, Bigelow Aerospace conveyed ownership of the module to NASA, as a result of Bigelow's cessation of activity.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Foust|first=Jeff|date=21 January 2022|title=Bigelow Aerospace transfers BEAM space station module to NASA|url=https://spacenews.com/bigelow-aerospace-transfers-beam-space-station-module-to-nasa/|access-date=13 February 2024|website=SpaceNews}}</ref>