Astronauts set foot in the space house on ISS

On June 6, American astronaut Jeff Williams and his Russian partner Oleg Skripochka first set foot in an inflatable space house on the International Space Station (ISS) after two years of testing.

The BEAM space housing is part of the experiment to build short-term living space for space astronauts conducting missions on the Moon or Mars. BEAM was first brought to ISS in April and has been successfully inflated to a maximum size after a month.

Astronaut Jeff Williams in the house of BEAM space.(Source: NASA).

The US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) said that after stepping into BEAM, two astronauts Williams and Skripochka sampled the air inside the house, began collecting data from sensors and inspections. Look up the air duct.

According to NASA, astronauts will return to BEAM on June 7-8 to test sensors and devices.

The model of BEAM inflatable space developed by Bigelow Aerospace under a contract worth $ 18 million with NASA. BEAM has a weight of over 1 ton. According to the design, when being stretched, BEAM can reach 4m long and 3m wide.

Under the plan, the ISS crew will enter BEAM several times a year to collect data from internal sensors installed, thereby determining the ability to protect people before radiation in the space of the home model. here. If successful, BEAM will open a new era for space exploration when providing a compact and low-cost housing model that can be pumped when needed to provide living space and work extensively.