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Simulation Complete: Pioneer Crew Wraps Up Year-Long Mission in 3D Printed Mars Habitat
After 378 days of living in a Mars-like 3D printed habitat, NASA’s Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) crew emerged on July 6, 2024, bringing with them vital insights…
Martians Wanted: NASA Seeks Volunteers for Second Mission in 3D Printed Mars Habitat
Who needs a road trip when you can join NASA on a year-long Martian staycation? Once again, NASA’s making it (almost) possible to spend your days on Mars, inviting applicants…
ICON’s First 3D Printed Home Opens for Tours at Wolf Ranch, Texas
The partnership between construction technologies startup ICON, homebuilding company Lennar, and architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has reached a significant milestone: the first 3D printed model home at the…
US Army to 3D Print New Barracks in Texas with ICON
Last year, 3D printing construction company ICON partnered with the Texas Military Department to design and print a 3,800 square feet training barracks at the Camp Swift Training Center in…
Tour ICON’s Newly Unveiled 3D Printed “House Zero” During SXSW Festival
Additive construction technology powerhouse ICON has finalized the construction of the highly anticipated “House Zero” and will open its doors for tours on March 13 and 14, 2022. Developed in…
ICON’s 3D Printing Construction Technology to Build 100 New Homes in Texas
A large-scale neighborhood of 3D printed homes is set to break ground in the Austin, Texas, area in 2022. The 100-home community, co-designed by international architecture firm BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group,…
3D Printed House Tour: ICON Finishes Nation’s “First” 3D Printed Housing Development
Additive construction startup ICON has gone from 3D printing rocket pads to launching like a rocket, recently raking in $207 million in Series B funding. This occurred in the very…
ICON’s Concrete 3D Printing Tech Receives $207M in Funding
Within the same month, ICON unveiled a 3D printed Martian habitat and the largest 3D printed structure in North America, a barracks for the Texas Military Department. Now, the additive…
The Largest 3D Printed Structure in North America: a Military Barracks in Texas
ICON’s latest 3D printed training barracks structure in Texas signals another positive step for the additive construction industry. Described by the company as the largest 3D printed structure in North…
Terran Mars Habitat Being 3D Printed by ICON for NASA
Texas-based additive construction company ICON just announced that it’s been charged with creating a 3D printed habitat, called the Mars Dune Alpha, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, also in Texas….
ICON Unveils New Concrete 3D Printer and “House Zero” 3D Printed Home Design
Based in Austin, Texas, ICON is among the pioneers in additive construction. Alongside firms like COBOD and WinSun, the company has achieved some of the most significant progress in 3D…
Formerly-Homeless Man Becomes First US Resident of 3D Printed Tiny Home
A previously homeless man has become the US’s first resident of a 3D printed tiny home. 70-year-old Tim Shea now lives in a 400-square-foot house in Austin, Texas, printed by…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 16, 2021: Lincotek, Xometry & Autodesk, 3Strands & ICON, Proto21
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re covering business, software, construction, and more. Lincotek Medical is continuing its expansion program by investing in additive manufacturing. Xometry and Autodesk have partnered…
Icon Announces $35 Million Funding Round for House 3D Printing
Icon Technology, Inc., headquartered in Austin, TX, has announced a $35 million series A funding round. Along with this comes some new promises too related to plans for 3D printing…
US Military 3D Prints Buildings for Hiding Military Vehicles in 36 Hours
Numerous developers within the construction industry have begun to embrace 3D printing, extolling on the vast benefits, and showing off a range of projects from small structures to residential housing,…
New Story and ICON Working Together to 3D Print Homes in the Developing World
Other than searching for what felt like years to find the perfect one and then signing more paperwork than I’ve ever seen on a single table, the act of getting…
