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ICON

retired
Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 2019-068ALaunched 10/11/2019
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
ICON Mission
Launch Vehicle
Pegasus XL
Launch Date
10/11/2019
Last Contact
11/22/2022
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
590 km
Inclination
27 deg
Dry Mass
288 kg
Total Mass
288 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
SCI
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman
Registry
COSPAR ID
2019-068A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/928
Track
Mentions
36
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NASA paid $56.3 million for the ICON Pegasus mission in 2014.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Jul 13, 2026Air Launch Died the Same Week Responsive Space Arrived

Pegasus delivered the GALEX, NuSTAR, IRIS, CYGNSS, ICON, and IXPE missions.

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RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 13, 2026Air Launch Died the Same Week Responsive Space Arrived

The U.S. Army awarded ICON a $62.8 million contract in December to 3D-print barracks at Fort Bliss, Texas.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanCapabilityValue 5.0Apr 14, 2026ICON Prime Launches, Led By Former TX Rep

ICON has $360 million in government contracts with the U.S. military and NASA.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.3Apr 14, 2026ICON Prime Launches, Led By Former TX Rep

ICON established ICON Prime as a new business unit that will work with the Pentagon and NASA.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Apr 14, 2026ICON Prime Launches, Led By Former TX Rep

ICON Prime uses a laser to melt lunar regolith into material for construction on the Moon.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 14, 2026ICON Prime Launches, Led By Former TX Rep

The U.S. Army awarded ICON a $67.9 million contract to build infrastructure at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Apr 14, 2026ICON Prime Launches, Led By Former TX Rep

ICON Prime plans to build roads and launch pads on the lunar surface.

PlanGrowthValue 3.4Apr 14, 2026ICON Prime Launches, Led By Former TX Rep

ICON Prime will be led by former Rep. Will Hurd, a former CIA officer who represented Texas in the U.S. House for six years.

GovernanceValue 3.0Apr 14, 2026ICON Prime Launches, Led By Former TX Rep

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.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 5.0Apr 14, 2026ICON Prime Launches, Led By Former TX Rep

Muon Space received SpaceNews' 2025 Icon Award for Sustainability and Environmental Impact for FireSat development.

RelationshipsValue 2.0Feb 4, 2026Muon Space ramps up multi-mission satellite constellations

Valda Vikmanis, director of the State Department’s Office of Space Affairs, participated in a panel discussion at the SpaceNews Icon Awards on 2024-12-06 about Artemis Accords discussions.

GovernanceGeneralValue 2.3Dec 22, 2024Liechtenstein signs the Artemis Accords

Icon offered a plan to develop lunar landing pads and roads using 3D-printing technology.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0May 20, 2024Architecting lunar infrastructure

The 14 companies selected for LunA-10 are Blue Origin, CisLunar Industries, Crescent Space Services LLC, Fibertek, Inc., Firefly Aerospace, GITAI, Helios, Honeybee Robotics, ICON, Nokia of America, Northrop Grumman, Redwire Corporation, Sierra Space, and SpaceX.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Dec 11, 202314 Companies Selected to Build the Future of the Moon

ICON is one of 14 performers selected by DARPA through a competitive solicitation process for the LunA-10 study.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Dec 7, 2023ICON Selected by DARPA for LunA-10 Lunar Architecture Study

ICON has delivered 3D-printed barracks for personnel serving with the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and the Texas Military Department.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 7, 2023ICON Selected by DARPA for LunA-10 Lunar Architecture Study

In 2022 ICON was awarded a nearly $60,000,000 Phase III contract under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research program for Project Olympus to research and develop space-based construction systems.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.5Dec 7, 2023ICON Selected by DARPA for LunA-10 Lunar Architecture Study

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).

RelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 7, 2023ICON Selected by DARPA for LunA-10 Lunar Architecture Study

ICON delivered the simulated Mars surface 3D-printed habitat Mars Dune Alpha, designed in collaboration with BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5Dec 7, 2023ICON Selected by DARPA for LunA-10 Lunar Architecture Study

The 14 companies selected for LunA-10 are Blue Origin, CisLunar Industries, Crescent Space Services LLC, Fibertek, Inc., Firefly Aerospace, GITAI, Helios, Honeybee Robotics, ICON, Nokia of America, Northrop Grumman, Redwire Corporation, Sierra Space, and SpaceX.

RelationshipsValue 4.2Dec 6, 2023DARPA picks 14 companies for lunar architecture study