Astronauts Enter Inflatable Space Station Module for 1st Time

The International Space Station's new inflatable habitat has had its first visitors. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams opened the hatch leading to the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) for the first time today (June 6) at 4:47 a.m. EDT (0847 GMT), NASA officials said. Williams and cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka then entered BEAM "to collect an air sample and begin downloading data from sensors on the dynamics of BEAM's expansion," NASA officials wrote in an update today. "Williams told flight controllers at Mission Control, Houston, that BEAM looked 'pristine' and said it was cold inside, but that there was no evidence of any condensation on its inner surfaces." More

(Source: Space.com - Jun 7)