Texas Company Wins $57 Million From NASA to Develop Lunar Construction Tech

, NASA wants to establish a sustainable presence on the Moon and use our natural satellite as an outpost to reach further destinations, namely Mars. “In order to explore other worlds, we need innovative new technologies adapted to those environments and our exploration needs,” Niki Werkheiser, director of technology maturation in NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, said in a statement.

Through its partnership with NASA, ICON has already 3D-built a 1,700-square-foot Martian habitat analog known as. The idea is to use as little construction material as possible such that NASA doesn’t have to fly heavy payloads to the Moon or Mars. The space agency will use Mars Dune Alpha to train crews of astronauts during one-year stints starting next year.

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