Nasa and 3D printer company MakerBot set up an unusual competition in June, inviting MakerBot users to design a 3D-printable model of a Martian base that could withstand extreme cold, high ...

A 3D printed model of the Mars base submission. Source: NASA. It’s inspiration is the iconic Greek Acropolis. But its form is also functional.

Mars Dune Alpha will be 3D-printed using Icon's existing Vulcan model 3D printer. Icon. View 6 Images 1 / 6. A render depicting what a future 3D-printed Mars base could look like.

In this video, we explore the most promising ideas for constructing Mars habitats, from underground lava tubes to 3D-printed domes using Martian regolith. What will Mars Base Alpha look like?

A multi-year NASA contest to design a 3D-printable Mars habitat using on-planet materials has just hit another milestone — and a handful of teams have taken home some cold hard cash. This more ...

Project Eagle, a "3D interactive Mars base" simulation developed by Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak studio Blackbird Interactive in partnership with NASA, is now live on Steam and free for everyone.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif., and the Brooklyn, New York-based 3D printing company MakerBot are seeking design ideas for a habitat that could house humans on Mars.

BIG Designs 3D-Printed Mars Base for ICON. Is this the solution to the problem of building on other planets? By. Lloyd Alter. Lloyd Alter. Design Editor. University of Toronto; ...

On Episode 129 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Pascal Lee about his Mars Simulation Base in the Arctic. Devon Island, a polar desert in the High Arctic, is one of the ...

Imagine being locked in *** big box with three strangers for more than *** year. Well, you no longer have to imagine it. Business insider reports. An isolated 3D printed Mars habitat at the ...

Essentially, they are in a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot habitat meant to mimic a Mars mission, without any influence from the outside world.“The knowledge we gain here will help enable us to ...

An isolated 3D printed Mars habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas has been designed to stimulate the environment in *** year long trip to Mars per NASA.