Project Olympus just got a significant cash infusion.
Artist's illustration of ICON's envisioned Project Olympus lunar construction system in action on the moon.NASA has awarded the Texas-based company ICON $57.2 million for its, which is working to develop technology that will allow humanity to build outposts on the moon and Mars using locally available dirt and rock.
"To change the space exploration paradigm from 'there and back again' to 'there to stay,' we're going to need robust, resilient and broadly capable systems that can use the local resources ofand other planetary bodies," ICON co-founder and CEO Jason Ballard said in a statement today . "We're pleased that our research and engineering to date has demonstrated that such systems are indeed possible, and we look forward to now making that possibility a reality," he added.Artist's illustration of lunar infrastructure built by ICON's Project Olympus construction system, along with a SpaceX Starship in the background.
ICON is a pioneer in the use of advanced construction technologies here on Earth. For example, the company built the first-ever fully permittedhome in the United States in 2018 and has since delivered entire communities of such houses in the U.S. and in Mexico. The company launched Project Olympus in 2020, reasoning that its tech could help build critical infrastructure like landing pads, roads and habitats on the moon and
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