CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is an expandable habitat technology demonstration for the International Space Station. Expandable habitats greatly decrease the amount of transport volume for future space missions.

Detailed explanation-2: -One technology developed for the ISS is an expandable module known as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM).

Detailed explanation-3: -NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, launches spacecraft around the Earth and beyond. Each NASA center works on different parts of NASA’s missions. NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA was started on October 1, 1958, as a part of the United States government.

Detailed explanation-4: -The loads imparted from BEAM to the ISS will be measured, including during the expansion process. There are also sensors to detect micrometeorite and space debris impacts, along with radiation monitors and temperature sensors.