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Icon 3D-printed Mars habitat

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A render depicting what a future 3D-printed Mars base could look like (Icon)

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Floorplan showing the layout of Mars Dune Alpha, in which four participants will spend a year of their lives (Icon)

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Mars Dune Alpha will be located in NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas (Icon)

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Mars Dune Alpha will be 3D-printed using Icon's existing Vulcan model 3D printer (Icon)

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Mars Dune Alpha's 3D printed construction process will consist of a cement-like mixture being extruded out of a nozzle in layers (Icon)

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Mars Dune Alpha will measure 1,700 sq ft (157 sq m) (Icon)