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NanoRacks Bishop Airlock and BEAM

NanoRacks Bishop Airlock and BEAM
The NanoRacks Bishop Airlock and BEAM are pictured attached to the Tranquility module.

iss065e004417 (April 25, 2021) — The International Space Station’s newest component is the NanoRacks Bishop Airlock (center left) attached to the end of the Tranquility module. Bishop will enable more commercial research, satellite deployments, and cargo operations outside in the vacuum of space. Located on the other side of Bishop on Tranquility is BEAM, or the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, which is a cargo stowage module outfitted with sensors continuously monitoring its environment.