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Space

NASA Delaying Second Attempt At Expanding Bigelow BEAM Habitat

Pat Host

Thursday, May 26th, 2016

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NASA won't try Friday to expand its Bigelow Aerospace Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), as the civil space agency failed on Thursday in its first attempt.NASA said on Twitter its team needed more time for assessments, including another pressure reading and safing activities before trying again. The agency, early Thursday, said it was working closely with Bigelow to understand why the habitat failed to fully expand on its first attempt. Engineers met at Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss a…

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Congress

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Missile Defense

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Missile Defense

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