The space $X\times\beta\mathbb{N}$ is normal if and only if $X$ is normal and $\mathfrak{c}$-paracompact. This follows from results of Morita ([*Paracompactness and product spaces*][1], MR[132525][2]), where he generalizes Dowker's characterization of countable paracompactness. First note that $X\times\beta\mathbb{N}$ is normal if and only if $X\times K$ is normal for every separable compact Hausdorff space $K$. This is because every separable compact Hausdorff space is a perfect image of $\beta\mathbb{N}$. Morita's Theorem 2.2 shows that if $X$ is normal and $\mathfrak{c}$-paracompact, then $X \times K$ is normal for every compact Hausdorff space $K$ of weight at most $\mathfrak{c}$. Hence, $X\times K$ is normal for every separable compact Hausdorff space $K$ since these all have weight at most $\mathfrak{c}$. Morita's Theorem 2.4 shows that a space $X$ is normal and $\mathfrak{c}$-paracompact if (and only if) $X\times[0,1]^{\mathfrak{c}}$ is normal. Since the space $[0,1]^{\mathfrak{c}}$ is a separable compact Hausdorff space, this closes the implication loop. [1]: http://matwbn.icm.edu.pl/ksiazki/fm/fm50/fm50119.pdf [2]: http://www.ams.org/mathscinet-getitem?mr=132525