28-05-2016 17:15 via krqe.com

NASA slowly inflating new room at space station on 2nd try

CAPE CANVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA slowly inflated a new experimental room at the International Space Station on Saturday, with better luck than the first try two days earlier.
Astronaut Jeffrey Williams opened a valve and introduced 22 seconds’ worth of air into the compartment, then several more seconds in brief bursts. Mission Control reported noticeable growth in the structure, the first of its kind for space fliers.
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, barely expanded d
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