Project Olympus is about finding a way to create a 3D-printed infrastructure for living on the moon using materials found on its surface.
In partnership with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama,
ICON will test lunar soil simulant with various processing and printing technologies.
The tests will help design, develop, and demonstrate prototype elements for a possible future full-scale additive construction system that could print infrastructure on the Moon.
ICON has engaged two award-winning architecture firms as partners for the audacious project: BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, renowned for their iconic international architecture and SEArch+ (Space Exploration Architecture), a company recognized on a global scale for their innovative ‘human-centered’ designs for space exploration.