Building on the Moon

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Building on the Moon

Post by Dragon Mon Dec 05, 2022 11:34 pm

A nascent off-Earth construction system just got a big funding boost.

NASA has awarded the Texas-based company ICON $57.2 million for its Project Olympus, which is working to develop technology that will allow humanity to build outposts on the moon and Mars using locally available dirt and rock.

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Re: Building on the Moon

Post by Dragon Mon Dec 05, 2022 11:39 pm

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(Image credit: ICON)

Artist's illustration of ICON's envisioned Project Olympus lunar construction system in action on the moon.

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Re: Building on the Moon

Post by Dragon Mon Dec 05, 2022 11:47 pm

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(Image credit: ICON)

Artist's illustration of lunar infrastructure built by ICON's Project Olympus construction system, along with a SpaceX Starship in the background.

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