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ICON Technology, Inc.

Austin, Texas construction-technology company developing the Olympus lunar construction system under a NASA SBIR Phase III contract; NASA describes Olympus as designed to use lunar and Martian regolith as building material.

Claimed

Resources and evidence

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ResourceEvidenceMeaning
RegolithClaimedsays it will

Demonstrated

Ground development and one suborbital experiment: NASA states ICON flew the Duneflow experiment on a Blue Origin suborbital rocket in February 2025 to characterize simulated lunar regolith under about two minutes of simulated lunar gravity. No lunar hardware has flown.

Claimed or planned

NASA and ICON describe the Olympus system as using lasers to melt regolith into ceramic-like structures for landing pads, habitats and roads on the Moon; NASA's 2022 contract runs through 2028.

Facts

Headquarters
United States
Type
Company
Status
Activeas of 2026-04-14. ICON's newsroom lists 2026 items including the 2026-04-14 launch of ICON Prime, a government division covering space applications; the latest NASA primary source on Olympus is dated 2025-05-13.
Roles
Processing / ISRU
Targets
Moon, Mars
Also known as
ICON; ICON Build
Website
www.iconbuild.com

Dated events

Amounts are shown one at a time as each source states them. They are never added together.

  1. 2022-11-29

    NASA SBIR Phase III award to ICON for Olympus lunar construction system

    Government awardICON Technology, Inc.With National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationUSD 57,200,000 (official award record)

    NASA awarded ICON a SBIR Phase III contract worth $57.2 million, running through 2028, to develop the Olympus construction system designed to use lunar and Martian regolith as building material.

    Sources (1)
    1. [1]NASA, ICON Advance Lunar Construction Technology for Moon Missions
      NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterGovernment recordPublished 2022-11-29Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: role, resources, amount, date, counterparty id
      The new NASA SBIR Phase III award will support the development of ICON's Olympus construction system, which is designed to use local resources on the Moon and Mars as building materials. The contract runs through 2028 and has a value of $57.2 million.
      Quote matched the source text when accessed.

Open evidence gaps

  • 2026 status of the Olympus lunar program specifically (ICON's 2026 newsroom items are terrestrial/military apart from the April 2026 ICON Prime division announcement that names space applications).
  • Founding year from a primary source.

Sources

5 sources
  1. [1]NASA, ICON Advance Lunar Construction Technology for Moon Missions
    NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterGovernment recordPublished 2022-11-29Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: role, resources, amount, date, counterparty id
    The new NASA SBIR Phase III award will support the development of ICON's Olympus construction system, which is designed to use local resources on the Moon and Mars as building materials. The contract runs through 2028 and has a value of $57.2 million.
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  2. [2]NASA, ICON Advance Lunar Construction Technology for Moon Missions
    NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterGovernment recordPublished 2022-11-29Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: headquarters country, summary
    NASA has awarded ICON, located in Austin, a contract to develop construction technologies that could help build infrastructure such as landing pads, habitats, and roads on the lunar surface.
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  3. [3]NASA Enables Construction Technology for Moon and Mars Exploration
    NASA Space Technology Mission DirectorateGovernment recordPublished 2025-05-13Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: resource activity, resources
    The ICON company uses a robotic 3D printing technique called Laser Vitreous Multi-material Transformation, in which high-powered lasers melt local surface materials, or regolith, that then solidify to form strong, ceramic-like structures.
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  4. [4]Newsroom
    ICON Technology, Inc.Company statementPublished 2026-04-14Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: status, status as of
    ICON Launches ICON Prime, a Dedicated Government Division focused on Military, Intelligence, and Space Applications to Accelerate Robotic Construction for National Security
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  5. [5]Newsroom
    ICON Technology, Inc.Company statementPublished 2025-02-20Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: resource activity
    ICON's Project "Duneflow" Completes Successful Space Flight with Blue Origin
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.