https://spacewatch.global/tag/icon/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 30 Nov 2022 07:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/icon/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/nasa-awards-icon-us-57-2-million-contract-for-lunar-surface-construction-system/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 07:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=45169 Advanced construction technologies and large-scale 3D printing company ICON, has been awarded a US $57.2 million contract as part of Phase III of NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, ICON said. The award builds on NASA’s and the Department of Defense’s previous funding for ICON’s Project Olympus. Under this project, the company carried out research and development of space-based construction systems to support lunar exploration and beyond. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/08/nasa-calls-for-crew-members-for-mars-simulation/ Mon, 09 Aug 2021 06:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34967 NASA is recruiting its first crew members for their one-year analog mission based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The analog, planned to launch in autumn 2022 will simulate life on a distant planet. NASA is planning to conduct research to prevent and resolve potential problems that could arise during future manned missions to the Moon and Mars.]]>