ICON (Construction Technology): ICON is an Austin-based company specializing in advanced construction technologies, including large-scale 3D printing, robotics, software, and advanced materials, for building homes on Earth and potentially on the Moon and Mars. ICON has partnered with NASA to develop space-based construction systems, including the Olympus construction system, to support habitation on other planets using local resources. Key partners include NASA, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and SEArch+.
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The U.S. Army awarded ICON a $62.8 million contract in December to 3D-print barracks at Fort Bliss, Texas.
ICON has $360 million in government contracts with the U.S. military and NASA.
ICON established ICON Prime as a new business unit that will work with the Pentagon and NASA.
The U.S. Army awarded ICON a $67.9 million contract to build infrastructure at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
NASA provided ICON a combined $60 million, including funding for a simulated Martian habitat at Johnson Space Center and a SBIR Phase II award to develop in-situ construction technology for the Moon and Mars.
In 2021 ICON was awarded a subcontract through Jacobs supporting NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate as part of NASA's Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA).