Baylor alum’s ideas lead to NASA contract for building on the Moon
…ly awarded a nearly $60 million NASA contract to research and develop space-based construction systems that support planned exploration of the Moon and beyond. The co-founder and chief technology officer at ICON? Baylor’s Young Alumnus of the Year for 2022, Alex Le Roux (BS ’15). The idea is that ICON’s ability to use 3D-printing for construction — currently being used to build a neighborhood in Georgetown, military training barracks outside Austi…