摘要: |
The journey to living and working on Mars has begun. In September 2020, ICON Technology Inc., a company developing 3D-printing technologies, was awarded a subcontract through Jacobs, a global engineering services firm, to deliver a 3D-printed structure dubbed Mars Dune Alpha. According to NASA's website, Mars Dune Alpha is a "unique 3D-printed habitat designed to serve as an analog for one-year missions to the Martian surface." These simulated missions support NASA's Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog program, known as CHAPEA. |