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, ...

Max Space says its inflatable architecture can be easily scaled to larger sizes. Credit: Max Space COLORADO SPRINGS—Startup Max Space has manifested an inflatable space station module on a SpaceX ...

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 ...

Blow-up rafts are just the thing for lounging at the pool, blow-up beds for a houseful of guests. But a blow-up spacecraft? It may sound more “Jetsons” than “Right Stuff,” but NASA is about to put the ...

Inflatables like the Bigelow modules could also form the basis for manned lunar and eventually Martian habitats. Lockheed Martin has just contracted with Bigelow for inflatable module concepts that ...

The following story appears in Aviation Week and Space Technology and online at aviationnow.com. Las Vegas — The Bigelow Aerospace commercial inflatable manned space module venture intends by 2015 to ...