An Austin company will play a key role as NASA aims to return to the moon and establish a base camp on the lunar surface. Icon, the Austin-based construction company that uses giant 3D printers to ...

ICON’s latest contract will help fund further development of a 3D printer to build lunar structures. Credit: NASA NASA has awarded ICON of Austin, Texas, a $57.2 million contract to develop a 3D ...

NASA gave a new contract to ICON, an Austin, Texas-based company that is famous for using 3D printing for its structures, now centering on the company's tech for its application on the Moon. The new ...

NASA’s latest generation of 3D printed rocket engines is not just a materials experiment, it is a direct assault on the cost structure that has defined spaceflight for decades. By combining advanced ...

Nov. 29 (UPI) --A Texas-based company has landed a five-year contract from NASA to build landing pads, roads and shelter on the moon and on Mars. ICON, which is known for its 3D-printed homes and ...

A Texas company is creating a 3D printer that could build roadways, landing pads and habitats on the moon. Austin-based ICON is developing a laser system that would melt the moon’s soil to build ...

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In July 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope made its public debut with a series of breathtaking images. Among them was an ethereal landscape nicknamed the Cosmic Cliffs. This glittering realm of ...