Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) is a government-sponsored research institute dedicated to developing construction technology and advancing national infrastructure. KICT partners with organizations like Exploration Architecture Corporation (XArc) to conduct research on In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) for planetary construction, including the use of lunar or Martian soil as a construction material. KICT is involved in creating facilities like the Extreme Construction Research Center, which houses vacuum chambers to simulate space environments for testing planetary construction methods. KICT's activities and research contribute to space habitat construction strategies and technologies for extreme environments.