The 3D-printed homes will start in the high $400,000 range. NASA's partnership with Icon to bring 3D printing to the moon Ballard, who once applied to be an astronaut but was rejected, is thinking ...

Through partnerships and 3-D printing, NASA is plotting how to build houses on the moon by 2040. NASA believes that with 3-D printing and soil made out of moon dust, it can create a subdivision in ...

Austin-based ICON said Tuesday morning that it won a $57.2 million Phase III SBIR award from NASA that will bring its 3D printing technology all the way to the Moon. Jason Ballard, cofounder and ...

And if you believe Icon's mission-driven young founder, 3D printing could revolutionize how we build, help create affordable housing, and even allow us, to, wait for it, colonize the moon.

And second, the moon itself has minerals like titanium, which means future lunar explorers might be able to mine their 3D printing material straight from the ground.

They will enable long-term human presence on the Moon and Mars. On Earth, 3D printing can fabricate, layer by layer, thousands of things, from replacement hips to hammers to homes. These devices ...

China will explore using 3D printing technology to construct buildings on the moon, the official China Daily reported, as Beijing solidifies plans for long-term lunar habitation. 4 killed ...

BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) - China will explore using 3D printing technology to construct buildings on the moon, the official China Daily reported on Monday, as Beijing solidifies plans for long ...

When the people of Earth set up bases on the moon, you can imagine that 3D printing will be a key enabling technology. Of course, you could ship plastic or other filament at great cost.