CentralNotice Bigelow Aerospace From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from BEAM (ISS module) ) Jump to: navigation , search Bigelow Aerospace Type Private Industry Aerospace Founded 1999 [ 1 ] Founder(s) Robert Bigelow (Founder and President) Headquarters North Las Vegas, Nevada , United States Products Orbital facilities, commercial space stations Employees 130 (May 2014) Website BigelowAerospace.com Bigelow Aerospace is an American space technology startup company , based in North Las Vegas, Nevada that is pioneering work on expandable space station modules. Bigelow Aerospace was founded by Robert Bigelow in 1998. [ 2 ] and is funded in large part by the fortune Bigelow gained through his ownership of the hotel chain Budget Suites of America . By 2013, Bigelow had invested US$250 million in the company. [ 3 ] Bigelow has...