That’s the biggest size and shape that can get inside ... once the air has been released from the Unity module. “If we absolutely had to get something that large into the station, we could ...

Once inflated to its full size, the habitat will be about 13 feet long and 10.6 feet in diameter. The BEAM also weighs 3,000 pounds. That’s much lighter than the metal Unity module on the ISS ...

The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was bolted into place on the International Space Station’s Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 9: ... systems reduces size and weight of the system ...