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In July 2019, an engineering assessment certified BEAM's ability to remain attached to the station until 2028, as it has exceeded performance expectations and become a core cargo storage module on the volume-constrained station. A contract extension will be required to allow BEAM to serve its extended operational lifetime.<ref name="sn20190812"/>

AtIn 2013 it was planned that at the end of BEAM's mission, it willwould be removed from the ISS and burn up during reentry.<ref name="ns20130116"/>

==Objectives==